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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

(Mark one)

 

  x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

Or

 

  ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to                          to                         

Commission file number 0-18407

 

 

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Georgia   58-1800833
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6200 The Corners Parkway,

Norcross, Georgia

  30092-3365
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number including area code   (770) 449-7800

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

 

CLASS A UNITS   CLASS B UNITS
(Title of class)   (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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.  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated file”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer    ¨                Accelerated filer    ¨

 

Non-accelerated filer    x     (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

 

 


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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Partnership” or the “Registrant”) other than historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, and prospects and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words. Specifically, we consider, among others, statements concerning future operating results and cash flows, our ability to meet future obligations, and the amount and timing of any future distributions to limited partners to be forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We make no representations or warranties (express or implied) about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K, and we do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Any such forward-looking statements are subject to unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors and are based on a number of assumptions involving judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive, and market conditions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately. To the extent that our assumptions differ from actual results, our ability to meet such forward-looking statements, including our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations, provide dividends to stockholders, and maintain the value of our remaining real estate property, may be significantly hindered. Contained in Item 1A. are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS.

General

Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a Georgia public limited partnership with Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Capital, Inc. (“Wells Capital”), a Georgia corporation, serving as its general partners (collectively, the “General Partners”). Wells Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. (“WREF”). Leo F. Wells, III is the president and sole director of Wells Capital and the president, sole director, and sole owner of WREF. The Partnership was formed on July 31, 1988 for the purpose of acquiring, developing, constructing, owning, operating, improving, leasing, and managing income-producing commercial properties for investment purposes. The Partnership has two classes of limited partnership interests, Class A and Class B Units. The limited partners may vote to, among other things, (a) amend the partnership agreement, subject to certain limitations; (b) change the business purpose or investment objectives of the Partnership; and (c) add or remove a general partner. A majority vote on any of the above-described matters will bind the Partnership without the concurrence of the General Partners. Each limited partner unit has equal voting rights regardless of class.

On October 24, 1988, the Partnership commenced an offering of up to $50,000,000 of Class A or Class B limited partnership units ($1.00 per unit) pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933, which was terminated on October 23, 1990. The Partnership sold approximately 19,635,965 Class A Units and 2,544,540 Class B Units representing capital contributions of $22,180,505, adjusted for the Partnership repurchase of 22,805 Class A Units and 3,000 Class B Units.

Operating Phases and Objectives

The Partnership typically operates in the following five life cycle phases and, during which, typically focuses on the following key operating objectives. The duration of each phase is dependent upon various economic, industry, market, and other internal/external factors. Some overlap naturally exists in the transition from one phase to the next.

 

   

Fundraising phase

The period during which the Partnership is raising capital through the sale and issuance of limited partner units to the public;

 

   

Investing phase

The period during which the Partnership invests the capital raised during the fundraising phase, less upfront fees, into the acquisition of real estate assets;

 

   

Holding phase

The period during which the Partnership owns and operates its real estate assets during the initial lease terms of the tenants;

 

   

Positioning-for-sale phase

The period during which the leases in place at the time of acquisition expire and, thus, the Partnership expends time, effort, and funds to re-lease such space to existing and/or new tenants. Following the holding phase, the Partnership continues to own and operate the real estate assets, evaluate various options for disposition, and market the real estate assets for sale; and

 

   

Disposition-and-liquidation phase

The period during which the Partnership sells its real estate investments, distributes net sale proceeds to the partners, liquidates, and terminates the Partnership.

We are in the disposition-and-liquidation phase of our life cycle. Our focus on the remaining asset involves leasing and marketing efforts that are believed to result in the best disposition pricing for the limited partners.

 

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Employees

The Partnership has no direct employees. The employees of Wells Capital and Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of the General Partners, perform a full range of real estate services for the Partnership including leasing and property management, accounting, asset management, and investor relations. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” for a summary of the fees paid to the General Partners or their affiliates during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005.

Insurance

Wells Management carries comprehensive liability and extended coverage with respect to the remaining property we own through our interest in Fund II and III Associates. In the opinion of management, our property is adequately insured.

Competition

We will experience competition for tenants from owners and managers of competing projects which may include the General Partners or their affiliates. As a result, in connection with negotiating leases, we may offer rental concessions, reduced charges for tenant improvements, and other inducements, all of which may have an adverse impact on results of operations. We are also in competition with sellers of similar properties to locate suitable purchasers for its property.

Economic Dependency

We have engaged Wells Capital and Wells Management to provide certain essential services for us, including supervision of the management and leasing of our properties, asset acquisition and disposition services, as well as other administrative responsibilities, including accounting services and investor communications and relations. These agreements are terminable by either party upon 60 days’ written notice. As a result of these relationships, we are dependent upon Wells Capital and Wells Management.

Wells Capital and Wells Management are all owned and controlled by WREF. The operations of Wells Capital and Wells Management represent substantially all of the business of WREF. Accordingly, we focus on the financial condition of WREF when assessing the financial condition of Wells Capital and Wells Management. In the event that WREF were to become unable to meet its obligations as they become due, we might be required to find alternative service providers.

Future net income generated by WREF will be largely dependent upon the amount of fees earned by Wells Capital and Wells Management based on, among other things, the level of investor proceeds raised from the sale of common stock for certain WREF-sponsored programs and the volume of future acquisitions and dispositions of real estate assets by WREF-sponsored programs, as well as anticipated dividend income earned from its holdings of common stock of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (“Piedmont REIT”), formerly known as Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. In addition, as of December 31, 2007, WREF guaranteed certain unsecured debt of another WREF-sponsored product that is in the start-up phase of its operations. As of February 29, 2008, the amount of the debt guaranteed by WREF was equal to approximately $139.7 million. As of December 31, 2007, the General Partners believe that WREF generates adequate cash flow from operations and has adequate liquidity available in the form of cash on hand and current receivables necessary to meet its current and future obligations as they become due.

We are also dependent upon the ability of our current tenants to pay their contractual rent amounts as they become due. The inability of a tenant to pay future rental amounts would have a negative impact on our results of operations. We are not aware of any reason why our current tenants will not be able to pay their contractual rental amounts as they become due in all material respects. Situations preventing our tenants from paying contractual rents could result in a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

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Assertion of Legal Actions Against Related-Parties

On March 12, 2007, a stockholder of Piedmont REIT, filed a putative class action and derivative complaint, styled Washtenaw County Employees’ Retirement System v. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., et al., in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against, among others, Piedmont REIT; Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Capital, our General Partners; Wells Management, our property manager; certain affiliates of WREF; the directors of Piedmont REIT; and certain individuals who formerly served as officers or directors of Piedmont REIT prior to the closing of the internalization transaction on April 16, 2007. The complaint alleges, among other things, violations of the federal proxy rules and breaches of fiduciary duty arising from the Piedmont REIT internalization transaction and the related proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2007, as amended. The complaint seeks, among other things, unspecified monetary damages and nullification of the Piedmont REIT internalization transaction. On April 9, 2007, the District Court denied the plaintiff’s motion for an order enjoining the internalization transaction. On April 17, 2007, the Court granted the defendants’ motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the case was docketed in the Northern District of Georgia on April 24, 2007. On June 7, 2007, the Court granted a motion to designate the class lead plaintiff and class co-lead counsel. On June 27, 2007, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which attempts to assert class action claims on behalf of those persons who received and were entitled to vote on the Piedmont REIT proxy statement filed with the SEC on February 26, 2007, and derivative claims on behalf of Piedmont REIT. On July 9, 2007, the Court denied the plaintiff’s motion for expedited discovery related to an anticipated motion for a preliminary injunction. On August 13, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. The motion to dismiss has been fully briefed and is currently pending before the Court. Mr. Wells, Wells Capital, and Wells Management intend to vigorously defend this action. Any financial loss incurred by Wells Capital, Wells Management, or their affiliates could hinder their ability to successfully manage our operations and our portfolio of investments.

On August 24, 2007, two stockholders of Piedmont REIT filed a derivative complaint, styled Donald and Donna Goldstein, Derivatively on behalf of Defendant Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. v. Leo F. Wells, III, et al., in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, on behalf of Piedmont REIT against, among others, Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Capital, our General Partners, and a number of individuals who currently or formerly served as officers or directors of Piedmont REIT. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the consideration paid by Piedmont REIT as part of the internalization transaction was excessive; that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to Piedmont REIT; and that the internalization transaction unjustly enriched the defendants. The complaint seeks, among other things, a judgment declaring that the defendants committed breaches of their fiduciary duties and were unjustly enriched at the expense of Piedmont REIT; monetary damages equal to the amount by which Piedmont REIT was damaged by the defendants; an order awarding Piedmont REIT restitution from the defendants and ordering disgorgement of all profits and benefits obtained by the defendants from their wrongful conduct and fiduciary breaches; an order rescinding the internalization transaction; and the establishment of a constructive trust upon any benefits improperly received by the defendants as a result of their wrongful conduct. On October 19, 2007, the Court verbally granted the defendants’ motion for a protective order (and entered a written order on October 24, 2007) staying discovery until the Court rules on the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. On October 31, 2007, the defendants filed their motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ derivative complaint. On December 19, 2007, the Court entered an order allowing the plaintiffs to take limited written discovery on the issue of derivative demand, but the order staying discovery entered in October 2007 otherwise remains in effect. The defendants responded to the limited discovery requested by the plaintiffs. On January 10, 2008, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, which contains substantially the same counts against the same defendants as the original complaint with certain additional factual allegations based primarily on events occurring after the original complaint was filed. In addition, the plaintiffs have responded to the defendants’ motion to dismiss this lawsuit. A hearing on the motion to dismiss was held on February 22, 2008, and on March 13, 2008, the Court granted the motion to dismiss.

 

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Web Site Address

Access to copies of each of our filings with the SEC is available, free of charge, at the http://www.wellsref.com Web site, through a link to the http://www.sec.gov Web site.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Real Estate Risks

Economic and regulatory changes that impact the real estate market generally may cause our operating results to suffer and decrease the value of our remaining real estate property.

Our operating results will be subject to risks generally incident to the ownership of real estate, including:

 

   

changes in general or local economic conditions;

 

   

changes in supply of or demand for similar or competing properties in an area;

 

   

changes in interest rates and availability of permanent mortgage funds, which may render the sale of a property difficult or unattractive;

 

   

changes in tax, real estate, environmental and zoning laws; and

 

   

periods of high interest rates and tight money supply.

These and other reasons may prevent us from being profitable or from realizing growth or maintaining the value of our remaining real estate property.

General economic conditions may affect the timing of sale of our remaining property and the sale price we receive.

We may be unable to sell our remaining property if or when we decide to do so. The real estate market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, the availability of financing, interest rates, and other factors, including supply and demand for real estate investments, all of which are beyond our control. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell our remaining property for the price or on terms which are acceptable to us. Further, we cannot predict the length of time which will be needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of our remaining property.

Adverse economic conditions in the geographic region in which we own the remaining property may negatively impact your overall returns.

Adverse economic conditions in the geographic region in which we own the remaining property could affect the real estate values in this area or the business of our tenant if our tenant relies upon the local economy for their revenues. Therefore, changes in local economic conditions could reduce our income and distributions to limited partners or the amounts we could otherwise receive upon the sale of our remaining property in a negatively affected region.

Adverse economic conditions affecting the particular industry of our tenant of our property may negatively impact your overall returns.

Adverse economic conditions affecting the particular industry of our tenant could affect the financial ability of our tenant to make payments under their leases, which could cause delays in our receipt of rental revenues or a vacancy in our property for a period of time. Therefore, changes in economic conditions of the particular industry of our tenant could reduce our income and distributions to limited partners and the value of our property at the time of sale of such property.

 

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We are dependent on our tenant for substantially all of our revenue, so our success is materially dependent on the financial stability of our tenant.

Our property is occupied by a single tenant and, therefore, the success of our investments are materially dependent on the financial stability of our tenant. Lease payment defaults by our tenant could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions to holders of Class A Units. A default of our tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue from our property. In the event of a default, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and re-letting our property. If a lease is terminated, we cannot assure you that we will be able to lease our property for the rent previously received or sell our property without incurring a loss.

We currently have a vacancy issue with our property, which could reduce or eliminate cash distributions to limited partners.

Because of the vacancy issue, we anticipate that we will be required to expend in the future, funds for tenant improvements and tenant refurbishments to the vacated space and other lease-up costs. If the vacancy continues for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in less cash to be distributed to investors holding Class A Units, if any. In addition, the resale value of this property is currently diminished because the market value depends principally upon the value of the leases in place at such property.

Your investment in units are subject to greater risk because we lack a diversified property portfolio.

Because we own an interest in only one rental property, your investment in units are subject to a greater risk of loss. There is a greater risk that you will lose money in your investment because our portfolio is not diverse by geographic location, property type, or industry group of tenants.

We depend on our tenant for our revenue. Accordingly, lease terminations and/or tenant default could reduce our net income and limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

The success of our investments materially depends on the financial stability of our tenant. A default or termination by a significant tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue associated with such lease and require us to find an alternative source of revenue. In the event of a tenant default or bankruptcy, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and re-letting our property. If significant leases are terminated or defaulted upon, we may be unable to lease our remaining property for the rent previously received or sell our property without incurring a loss. These events could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions to limited partners.

If our tenant files bankruptcy, we may be precluded from collecting all sums due.

If our tenant, or the guarantor of a tenant’s lease, commences, or has commenced against it, any proceeding under any provision of the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or any other legal or equitable proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation, receivership, or debtor’s relief statute or law (bankruptcy proceeding), we may be unable to collect sums due under relevant leases. Our tenant, or a guarantor of a tenant’s lease obligations, could be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. Such a bankruptcy proceeding may bar our efforts to collect pre-bankruptcy debts from these entities or their properties, unless we are able to obtain an enabling order from the bankruptcy court. If a lease is rejected by a tenant in bankruptcy, we would only have a general unsecured claim against the tenant, and may not be entitled to any further payments under the lease. A tenant’s or lease guarantor’s bankruptcy proceeding could hinder or delay efforts to collect past due balances under relevant leases, and could ultimately preclude collection of these sums. Such an event could cause a decrease or cessation of rental payments which would mean a reduction in our cash flow and the amount available for distribution to limited partners holding Class A Units. In the event of a bankruptcy proceeding, we cannot assure you that the tenant or its trustee will assume our lease. If a given lease, or guaranty of a lease, is not assumed, our cash flow and the amounts available for distribution to limited partners holding Class A Units may be adversely affected.

 

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We may not have funding for future tenant improvements which may reduce your returns and make it difficult to attract one or more new tenants.

When a tenant at our property does not renew its lease or otherwise vacates its space in our building, it is likely that in order to attract one or more new tenants, we will be required to expend substantial funds for tenant improvements and tenant refurbishments to the vacated space and other lease-up costs. Substantially all of our net offering proceeds available for investment have been used for investment in Partnership properties, and we do not anticipate that we will maintain permanent working capital reserves. We also have not identified a funding source to provide funds which may be required in the future for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs in order to attract new tenants. We cannot assure you that any such source of funding will be available to us for such purposes in the future. In the event that we are required to use net cash from operations to fund such tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs, cash distributions to limited partners holding Class A Units will be reduced or eliminated for potentially extended periods of time.

A vacancy at our property could be difficult to sell or lease.

Our property may incur a vacancy either by the continued default of our tenant under its lease or the expiration of our current tenant’s lease on March 31, 2008. Our property is leased to a single tenant and/or may be specifically suited to the particular needs of a certain tenant based on the type of business the tenant operates. If a vacancy on our property continues for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in less cash to be distributed to investors holding Class A Units. In addition, the resale value of our property could be diminished because the market value of this property will depend principally upon the value of the leases of such property.

Uninsured losses relating to real property or excessively expensive premiums for insurance coverage could reduce our net income.

Our General Partners will attempt to obtain adequate insurance on our property to cover casualty losses. However, there are types of losses, generally catastrophic in nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, pollution, or environmental matters that are uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. Insurance risks associated with potential terrorism acts could sharply increase the premiums we pay for coverage against property and casualty claims. We may not have adequate coverage for such losses. If our property incurs a casualty loss that is not fully insured, the value of our asset will be reduced by such uninsured loss. In addition, other than reserves of net cash from operations we may establish, we have no source of funding to repair or reconstruct any uninsured damaged property. Also, to the extent we must pay unexpectedly large amounts for insurance, we could suffer reduced earnings that would result in lower distributions to limited partners.

Uncertain market conditions and the broad discretion of our General Partners relating to the future disposition of our property could adversely affect the return on your investment.

We generally will hold the remaining property in which we invest until such time as the General Partners determine that the sale or other disposition thereof appears to be advantageous to achieve our investment objectives or until it appears that such objectives will not be met. Our General Partners may exercise their discretion as to whether and when to sell our property, and we will have no obligation to sell our property at any particular time, except upon the termination of the Partnership as specified in the partnership agreement, or earlier if a majority of you vote to liquidate the Partnership pursuant to a formal proxy to liquidate. We cannot predict with any certainty the various market conditions affecting real estate investments which will exist at any particular time in the future. Due to the uncertainty of market conditions which may affect the future disposition of our property, we cannot assure you that we will be able to sell our property at a profit in the future. Accordingly, the timing of liquidation of the Partnership and the extent to which you will receive cash distributions and realize potential appreciation on our real estate investments will be dependent upon fluctuating market conditions.

 

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If any environmentally hazardous material is determined to exist on the property owned by the Partnership, our operating results could be adversely affected.

Under various federal, state, and local environmental laws, ordinances, and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under, or in such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Environmental laws also may impose restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or businesses may be operated, and these restrictions may require expenditures. Environmental laws provide for sanctions in the event of noncompliance and may be enforced by governmental agencies or, in certain circumstances, by private parties. In connection with the acquisition and ownership of our property, we may be potentially liable for such costs. The cost of defending against claims of liability, complying with environmental regulatory requirements, or remediating any contaminated property could materially adversely affect the business, assets, or results of operations of the Partnership and, consequently, amounts available for distribution to limited partners holding Class A Units.

The Partnership and/or other prior Wells public limited partnerships sponsored by our General Partners have sold real estate properties for a sale price less than the original purchase price.

Certain of the real estate properties previously purchased by the Partnership and other Wells public limited partnerships sponsored by the General Partners have not appreciated to the levels anticipated at the time of purchase. Recently some of these properties have been sold by such programs at purchase prices below the prices paid for such properties. We cannot guarantee that our property will appreciate in value.

General Investment Risks

The Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (“GRULPA”) does not grant you any specific voting rights, and your rights are limited under our partnership agreement.

A vote of a majority in interest of the limited partners is sufficient to take the following significant Partnership actions:

 

   

to amend our partnership agreement;

 

   

to change our business purpose or our investment objectives;

 

   

to remove our General Partners; or

 

   

to authorize a merger or a consolidation of the Partnership.

These are your only significant voting rights granted under our partnership agreement. In addition, GRULPA does not grant you any specific voting rights. Therefore, your voting rights are severely limited.

You are bound by the majority vote on matters on which you are entitled to vote.

You may approve any of the above actions by majority vote of the limited partners. Therefore, you are bound by such majority vote even if you do not vote with the majority on any of these actions.

Under our partnership agreement, we are required to indemnify our General Partners under certain circumstances which may reduce returns to our limited partners.

Under our partnership agreement and subject to certain limitations, the Partnership is required to indemnify our General Partners from and against losses, liabilities, and damages relating to or arising out of any action or inaction on behalf of the Partnership done in good faith and in the best interest of the Partnership. If substantial and expensive litigation should ensue and the Partnership is obligated to indemnify one or both General Partners, we may be forced to use substantial funds to do so, which may reduce the return on your investment.

 

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Payment of fees to our General Partners or their affiliates will reduce cash available for distribution to our limited partners.

Our General Partners or their affiliates perform services for us in connection with the management and leasing of our property in which we own interests. Our affiliates may receive property management and leasing fees of 6.0% of gross revenues in connection with the commercial property we own. In addition, we will reimburse our General Partners and their affiliates for the administrative services necessary to our prudent operation, which includes actual costs of goods, services, and materials used for or by the Partnership. These fees and reimbursements will reduce the amount of cash available for capital expenditures to our property or distributions to our limited partners.

The availability and the timing of cash distributions are uncertain.

We cannot assure you that sufficient cash will be available to make distributions to you from either net cash from operations or proceeds from the sale of properties. We bear all expenses incurred in connection with our operations, which are deducted from cash funds generated by operations prior to computing the amount of net cash from operations to be distributed to our general and limited partners. In addition, our General Partners, in their discretion, may retain all or any portion of net cash generated from our operations and/or proceeds from the sale of our properties for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs or for working capital reserves.

Gains and distributions upon sale of our properties are uncertain.

Although gains from the sale of properties typically represent a substantial portion of any profits attributable to real estate investments, we cannot assure you that we will realize any gains on the sale of our remaining property. In addition, the amount of taxable gain allocated to you with respect to the sale of a Partnership property could exceed the cash proceeds received from such sale. While the net proceeds from the sale of our property will generally be distributed to investors, the General Partners, in their sole discretion, may not make such distribution if such proceeds are used to:

 

   

purchase land underlying our property;

 

   

buy out the interest of any co-venturer or joint venture partner in our property which is jointly owned;

 

   

establish working capital reserves; or

 

   

make repairs, maintenance, tenant improvements, capital improvements, or other expenditures to our existing property.

We are uncertain of our sources for funding of future capital needs.

Substantially all of the gross proceeds of the offering were used to invest in properties and to pay various fees and expenses. In addition, we do not anticipate that we will maintain any permanent working capital reserves. Accordingly, in the event that we develop a need for additional capital in the future, such as the funding of tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, or other lease-up costs, we have not identified any sources for such funding, and we cannot assure you that any sources of funding will be available to us for potential capital needs in the future.

We may need to reserve net cash from operations for future tenant improvements which may reduce your returns.

We may be required to expend substantial funds for tenant improvements and tenant refurbishments to vacated space and other lease-up costs. Substantially all of our net offering proceeds available for investment were used for investment in Partnership properties, and we do not anticipate that we will maintain permanent working capital reserves. We also have no identified funding source to provide funds which may be required in the future for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs in order to attract new tenants. We

 

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cannot assure you that any such source of funding will be available to us for such purposes in the future. In the event that we are required to use net cash from operations to fund such tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs, cash distributions to limited partners holding Class A Units will be reduced or eliminated for potentially extended periods of time.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Partnership maintains bank accounts with high credit, quality financial institutions. At times, the balances in these accounts may exceed federally insured limits.

Marketability and Transferability Risks

There is no public trading market for your units.

There is no public market for your units, and we do not anticipate that any public trading market for your units will ever develop. If you attempt to sell your units, you would likely do so at substantially discounted prices on the secondary market. Further, our partnership agreement restricts our ability to participate in a public trading market or anything substantially equivalent to one by providing that any transfer which may cause us to be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” as defined in Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed void and shall not be recognized. Because classification of the Partnership as a “publicly traded partnership” may significantly decrease the value of your units, our General Partners intend to use their authority to the maximum extent possible to prohibit transfers of units which could cause us to be classified as a “publicly traded partnership.”

Your units have limited transferability and lack liquidity due to restrictions under state regulatory laws and our partnership agreement.

You are limited in your ability to transfer your units. Our partnership agreement and certain state regulatory agencies have imposed restrictions relating to the number of units you may transfer. In addition, the suitability standards applied to you upon the purchase of your units may also be applied to persons to whom you wish to transfer your units. Accordingly, you may find it difficult to sell your units for cash or if you are able to sell your units, you may have to sell your units at a substantial discount. You may not be able to sell your units in the event of an emergency, and your units are not likely to be accepted as collateral for a loan.

Our estimated unit valuations should not be viewed as an accurate reflection of the value of the limited partners’ units.

The estimated unit valuations contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should not be viewed as an accurate reflection of the value of the limited partners’ units, what limited partners might be able to sell their units for, or the fair market value of the Partnership’s property, nor do they necessarily represent the amount of net proceeds limited partners would receive if the Partnership’s property was sold and the proceeds distributed in a liquidation of the Partnership. There is no established public trading market for the Partnership’s limited partnership units, and it is not anticipated that a public trading market for the units will ever develop. We did not obtain any third-party appraisals of our property in connection with these estimated unit valuations. In addition, our property value is subject to change and could decline in the future. The valuations performed by the General Partners are estimates only, and are based on a number of assumptions which may not be accurate or complete and may or may not be applicable to any specific limited partnership units. It also should be noted that, as properties are sold and the net proceeds from property sales are distributed to limited partners, the remaining value of the Partnership’s property, and resulting value of Partnership’s limited partnership units will naturally decline.

 

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Special Risks Regarding Status of Units

If you hold Class A Units, we expect that you will be allocated more income than cash flow.

Since limited partners holding Class A Units are allocated substantially all of the Partnership’s net income, while substantially all deductions for depreciation and other tax losses are allocated to limited partners holding Class B Units, we expect that those of you who hold Class A Units will be allocated taxable income in excess of your cash distributions. We cannot assure you that cash flow will be available for distribution in any year.

The desired effect of holding Class A Units or Class B Units may be reduced depending on how many investors hold each type of unit.

You will be entitled to different rights and priorities as to distributions of cash flow from operations and net sale proceeds and as to the allocation of depreciation and other tax losses depending upon whether you are holding Class A Units or Class B Units, which is fixed at the end of the offering period. However, the effect of any advantage associated with holding Class A Units or Class B Units may be significantly reduced or eliminated, depending upon the ratio of Class A Units to Class B Units, which is fixed at the end of the offering period. We did not attempt to restrict the ratio of Class A Units to Class B Units sold during the offering period.

Management Risks

You must rely on our General Partners for management of our business.

Our General Partners make all decisions with respect to the management of the Partnership. Limited partners have no right or power to take part in the management of the Partnership, except through the exercise of limited voting rights. Therefore, you must rely almost entirely on our General Partners for management of the Partnership and the operation of its business. Our General Partners may be removed only under certain conditions set forth in our partnership agreement. If our General Partners are removed, they will receive payment equal to the fair market value of their interests in the Partnership as agreed upon by our General Partners and the Partnership or by arbitration if they are unable to agree.

Leo F. Wells, III has a primary role in determining what is in the best interests of the Partnership and its limited partners.

Leo F. Wells, III is one of our General Partners and is the president, treasurer, and sole director of Wells Capital, our other general partner. Therefore, one person has a primary role in determining what is in the best interests of the Partnership and its limited partners. Although Mr. Wells relies on the input of the officers and other employees of Wells Capital, he ultimately has the authority to make decisions affecting our Partnership operations. Therefore, Mr. Wells alone will determine the propriety of his own actions, which could result in a conflict of interest when he is faced with any significant decision relating to our Partnership affairs.

Our loss of or inability to obtain key personnel could delay or hinder implementation of our investment strategies, which could limit our ability to make distributions.

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the contributions of Leo F. Wells, III, Douglas P. Williams, and Randall D. Fretz, each of whom would be difficult to replace. We do not have employment agreements with Messrs. Wells, Williams, or Fretz, and we cannot guarantee that such persons will remain affiliated with us. If any of Wells Capital’s key personnel were to cease their affiliation with the Partnership, we may be unable to find suitable replacement personnel, and our operating results could suffer. We do not maintain key person life insurance on any person. We believe that our future success depends, in large part, upon the ability of our General Partners to hire and retain highly skilled managerial and operational personnel. If we lose or are unable to obtain the services of highly skilled personnel or do not establish or maintain appropriate strategic relationships, our ability to implement our investment strategies could be delayed or hindered, and the value of your investment may decline.

 

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Our operating performance could suffer if Wells Capital incurs significant losses, including those losses that may result from being the general partner of other entities.

We are dependent on Wells Capital to conduct our operations; thus, adverse changes in the financial condition of Wells Capital, including changes arising from litigation, or our relationship with Wells Capital could hinder its ability to successfully manage our operations and our portfolio of investments. As a general partner in many Wells-sponsored programs, Wells Capital may have contingent liabilities for the obligations of such programs. Enforcement of such obligations against Wells Capital could result in a substantial reduction of its net worth. If such liabilities affected the level of services that Wells Capital could provide, our operations and financial performance could suffer. In addition, WREF, the sole stockholder of Wells Capital, currently guarantees unsecured debt held by Wells Timberland REIT, Inc., a WREF-sponsored product that is in the start-up phases of its operations, equal to approximately $139.7 million as of February 29, 2008.

Our General Partners have a limited net worth consisting of illiquid assets which may affect their ability to fulfill their financial obligations to the Partnership.

The net worth of our General Partners consists primarily of interests in real estate, retirement plans, partnerships, and closely-held businesses and, in the case of Wells Capital, receivables from affiliated corporations and partnerships. Accordingly, the net worth of our General Partners is illiquid and not readily marketable. This illiquidity may be relevant to you in evaluating the ability of our General Partners to fulfill their financial obligations to the Partnership. In addition, our General Partners have significant commitments to the other Wells-sponsored programs.

Increases in our general and administrative operating expenses, including increased expenses associated with operating as a public company in the current regulatory environment, could limit our ability to make distributions.

Our general and administrative operating expenses have increased, and the regulatory environment has resulted in increases in our expenses related to operating as a public company. In addition, as we evolve through our partnership life cycle, and sell various properties in our portfolio, our general and administrative operating expenses become a larger percentage in relationship to our operating cash flow and the value of our properties. Further, we bear all expenses incurred in connection with our operations, which are deducted from cash funds generated by operations prior to computing the amount of net cash from operations to be distributed to our limited partners. Therefore, as a result of the increased general and administrative operating expenses and increased percentage of such expenses, we cannot assure you that sufficient cash will be available to make future distributions to you from either net cash from our operations or proceeds from the sale of our properties.

Conflicts of Interest Risks

Our General Partners will face conflicts of interest relating to time management which could result in lower returns on our investments.

Because our General Partners and their affiliates have interests in other real estate programs and also engage in other business activities, they could have conflicts of interest in allocating their time between our business and these other activities, which could affect operations of the Partnership. You should note that our partnership agreement does not specify any minimum amount of time or level of attention that our General Partners are required to devote to the Partnership.

Our General Partners will face conflicts of interest relating to the sale and leasing of our property.

We may be selling our remaining property at the same time as other Wells programs are buying and selling properties. We may have acquired or be selling our remaining property in a geographic area where other Wells programs own properties or are trying to sell properties, which could lower your return on your investment.

 

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Investments in joint ventures with affiliates will result in additional risks involving our relationship with the co-venturer.

We have entered into joint ventures with affiliates. Such investments may involve risks not otherwise present with an investment in real estate, including, for example:

 

   

the possibility that our co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner in an investment might become bankrupt;

 

   

that such co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner may at any time have economic or business interests or goals which are or which become inconsistent with our business interests or goals; or

 

   

that such co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner may be in a position to take action contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies or objectives.

Actions by such a co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner might result in subjecting our property to liabilities in excess of those contemplated and may have the effect of reducing your returns.

Our General Partners will face various conflicts of interest relating to joint ventures with affiliates.

Since our General Partners and their affiliates control both the Partnership and other affiliates, transactions between the parties with respect to joint ventures between such parties do not have the benefit of arm’s length negotiation of the type normally conducted between unrelated co-venturers. Under these joint venture arrangements, neither co-venturer has the power to control the venture, and an impasse could be reached regarding matters pertaining to the joint venture, which might have a negative influence on the joint venture and decrease potential returns to you. In the event that a co-venturer has a right of first refusal to buy out the other co-venturer, it may be unable to finance such buy-out at that time. It may also be difficult for us to sell our interest in any such joint venture or partnership or as a co-tenant in our property. In addition, to the extent that our co-venturer, partner, or co-tenant is an affiliate of our General Partners, certain conflicts of interest will exist.

Federal Income Tax Risks

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may challenge our characterization of material tax aspects of your investment in the Partnership.

An investment in units involves certain material income tax risks, the character and extent of which are, to some extent, a function of whether you hold Class A Units or Class B Units. We will not seek any rulings from the IRS regarding any of the tax issues related to your units.

Investors may realize taxable income without cash distributions.

As a limited partner in the Partnership, you are required to report your allocable share of the Partnership’s taxable income on your personal income tax return regardless of whether or not you have received any cash distributions from the Partnership. For example, if you hold Class A Units, you will be allocated substantially all of our net income, defined in the partnership agreement to mean generally net income for federal income tax purposes, including any income exempt from tax, but excluding all deductions for depreciation and amortization and gain or loss from the sale of Partnership properties, even if such income is in excess of any distributions of cash from our operations. If you hold Class A Units, you will likely be allocated taxable income in excess of any distributions to you, and the amount of cash received by you could be less than the income tax attributable to the net income allocated to you.

 

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We could potentially be characterized as a publicly traded partnership resulting in unfavorable tax results.

If the IRS were to classify the Partnership as a “publicly traded partnership,” we could be taxable as a corporation, and distributions made to you could be treated as portfolio income to you rather than passive income. We cannot assure you that we will not, at some time in the future, be treated as a publicly traded partnership due to the following factors:

 

   

the complex nature of the IRS rules governing our potential exemption from classification as a publicly traded partnership;

 

   

the lack of interpretive guidance with respect to such rules; and

 

   

the fact that any determination in this regard will necessarily be based upon events which have not yet occurred.

The IRS may challenge our allocations of profit and loss.

While it is more likely than not Partnership items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit will be allocated among our General Partners and our limited partners substantially in accordance with the allocation provisions of the partnership agreement, we cannot assure you that the IRS will not successfully challenge the allocations in the partnership agreement and reallocate items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit in a manner which reduces the anticipated tax benefits to investors holding Class B Units or increases the income allocated to investors holding Class A Units.

We may be audited and additional tax, interest, and penalties may be imposed upon you.

Our federal income tax returns may be audited by the IRS. Any audit of the Partnership could result in an audit of your tax return causing adjustments of items unrelated to your investment in the Partnership, in addition to adjustments to various Partnership items. In the event of any such adjustments, you might incur accountants’ or attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other expenses contesting deficiencies asserted by the IRS. You also may be liable for interest on any underpayment and certain penalties from the date your tax was originally due. The tax treatment of all Partnership items will generally be determined at the partnership level in a single proceeding rather than in separate proceedings with each partner, and our General Partners are primarily responsible for contesting federal income tax adjustments proposed by the IRS. In this connection, our General Partners may extend the statute of limitations as to all partners and, in certain circumstances, may bind the partners to a settlement with the IRS. Further, our General Partners may cause us to elect to be treated as an “electing large partnership.” If they do, we could take advantage of simplified flow-through reporting of Partnership items. Adjustments to Partnership items would continue to be determined at the partnership level, however, and any such adjustments would be accounted for in the year they take effect, rather than in the year to which such adjustments relate. Accordingly, our General Partners will have the discretion in such circumstances either to pass along any such adjustments to the partners or to bear such adjustments at the partnership level, thereby potentially adversely impacting the holders of a particular class of units disproportionately to holders of the other class of units.

State and local taxes and a requirement to withhold state taxes may apply.

The state in which you reside may impose an income tax upon your share of our taxable income. Further, the state in which we own the remaining property may impose income taxes upon your share of our taxable income allocable to Partnership property located in that state or other taxes on limited partnerships owning properties in their states. Many states have implemented or are implementing programs to require partnerships to withhold and pay state income taxes owed by nonresident partners relating to income-producing properties located in their states, and we may be required to withhold state taxes from cash distributions otherwise payable to you. In the event we are required to withhold state taxes from your cash distributions, or pay other state taxes, the amount of the net cash from operations otherwise payable to you would be reduced. In addition, such collection and filing

 

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requirements at the state level may result in increases in our administrative expenses which would have the effect of reducing cash available for distribution to you. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisors with respect to the impact of applicable state and local taxes and state tax withholding requirements or other potential state taxes relating to an investment in our units.

Legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect investors.

In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial, and administrative changes have been made in the provisions of the federal income tax laws applicable to investments similar to an investment in our units. Additional changes to the tax laws are likely to continue to occur in the future, and we cannot assure you that any such changes will not adversely affect the taxation of a limited partner. Any such changes could have an adverse effect on an investment in our units or on the market value or the resale potential of our property. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor with respect to the impact of recent legislation on your investment in units and the status of legislative, regulatory, or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our units.

Retirement Plan and Qualified Plan Risks

There are special considerations that apply to a pension or profit-sharing trust or an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) investing in units.

If you are investing the assets of a pension, profit-sharing, Section 401(k), Keogh, or other qualified retirement plan or the assets of an IRA in units, you should satisfy yourself that:

 

   

your investment is consistent with your fiduciary obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and the Internal Revenue Code;

 

   

your investment is made in accordance with the documents and instruments governing your plan or IRA, including your plan’s investment policy;

 

   

your investment satisfies the prudence and diversification requirements of Sections 404(a)(1)(B) and 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA;

 

   

your investment will not impair the liquidity of the plan or IRA;

 

   

your investment will not produce “unrelated business taxable income” for the plan or IRA;

 

   

you will be able to value the assets of the plan annually in accordance with ERISA requirements; and

 

   

your investment will not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

We may dissolve the Partnership if our assets are deemed to be plan assets or if we engage in prohibited transactions.

If our assets were deemed to be assets of qualified plans investing as limited partners, i.e., plan assets, our General Partners would be considered to be fiduciaries of such plans and certain contemplated transactions between our General Partners or their affiliates, and the Partnership may then be deemed to be “prohibited transactions” subject to excise taxation under Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, if our assets were deemed to be plan assets, the standards of prudence and other provisions of ERISA applicable to plan fiduciaries would apply to the General Partners with respect to our investments. We have not sought a ruling from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the potential classification of our assets as plan assets.

In this regard, U.S. Department of Labor Regulations defining plan assets for purposes of ERISA contain exemptions which, if satisfied, would preclude assets of a limited partnership such as ours from being treated as plan assets. We cannot assure you that our partnership agreement has been structured so that the exemptions in

 

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such Regulations would apply to us, although our General Partners intend that an investment by a qualified plan in units will not be deemed an investment in the assets of the Partnership. We can make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the consequences of an investment in our units by qualified plans in this regard. Plan fiduciaries are urged to consult with and rely upon their own advisors with respect to this and other ERISA issues which, if decided adversely to the Partnership, could result in qualified plan investors being deemed to have engaged in “prohibited transactions,” which would cause the imposition of excise taxes and co-fiduciary liability under Section 405 of ERISA in the event actions taken by us are deemed to be nonprudent investments or “prohibited transactions.”

In the event our assets are deemed to constitute plan assets or certain transactions undertaken by us are deemed to constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, and no exemption for such transactions is obtainable by us, the General Partners have the right, but not the obligation, upon notice to all limited partners, but without the consent of any limited partner, to:

 

   

compel a termination and dissolution of the Partnership; or

 

   

restructure our activities to the extent necessary to comply with any exemption in the U.S. Department of Labor Regulations or any prohibited transaction exemption granted by the Department of Labor or any condition which the Department of Labor might impose as a condition to granting a prohibited transaction exemption.

Adverse tax consequences may result because of minimum distribution requirements.

If you intend to purchase units through your IRA, or if you are a custodian of an IRA or a trustee or other fiduciary of a retirement plan considering an investment in units, you must consider the limited liquidity of an investment in our units as it relates to applicable minimum distribution requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. If units are held and our property has not yet been sold at such time as mandatory distributions are required to begin to an IRA beneficiary or qualified plan participant, Sections 408(a)(6) and 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code will likely require that a distribution-in-kind of the units be made to the IRA beneficiary or qualified plan participant. Any such distribution-in-kind of units must be included in the taxable income of the IRA beneficiary or qualified plan participant for the year in which the units are received at the fair market value of the units and taxes attributable thereto must be paid without any corresponding cash distributions from us with which to pay such income tax liability.

Unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) may be generated with respect to tax-exempt investors.

We do not intend or anticipate that the tax-exempt investors in the Partnership will be allocated income deemed to be derived from an unrelated trade or business. Notwithstanding this, the General Partners do have limited authority to borrow funds deemed necessary:

 

   

to finance improvements necessary to protect capital previously invested in a property;

 

   

to protect the value of our investment in a property; or

 

   

to make our property more attractive for sale or lease.

Further, in the event we were deemed to be a “dealer” in real property, defined as one who holds real estate primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, the gain realized on the sale of our property which is allocable to tax-exempt investors would be characterized as UBTI.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

There were no unresolved SEC staff comments as of December 31, 2007.

 

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

Overview

The Partnership owns indirect interests in all of its real estate assets through joint ventures with other entities affiliated with the General Partners. During the periods presented, the Partnership owned interests in the following joint ventures (the “Joint Ventures”) and properties:

 

                Leased % as of December 31,

Joint Venture

 

Joint Venture Partners

  Ownership %  

Properties

  2007   2006   2005   2004   2003

Fund II and Fund III Associates

(“Fund II-III Associates”)

 

•  Fund II and Fund II-OW(1)

•  Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

  63.1%
36.9%
 

1. Boeing at the Atrium

A four-story office building located in Houston, Texas

 

  58%   100%   100%   100%   100%
     

2. Brookwood Grill(2)

A restaurant located in Roswell, Georgia

  —     —     —     —     100%
                                 

Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates

(“Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates”)(3)

 

•  Fund II-III Associates

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  23.4%

26.2%

50.4%

 

3. Holcomb Bridge Property(2)

An office/retail center located in Roswell, Georgia

  —     —     —     —     83%
                                 

Fund III and Fund IV Associates

(“Fund III-IV Associates”)(4)

 

•  Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P.

  57.2%

42.8%

 

4. Stockbridge Village
Shopping Center(5)

A retail shopping center located in Stockbridge, Georgia

  —     —     —     —     97%
     

5. 4400 Cox Road(6)

A two-story office building located in Richmond, Virginia

  —     —     —     84%   0%
                                 

 

 

(1)

Fund II and Fund II-OW is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund II and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW.

 

 

(2)

These properties were sold in July 2004.

 

 

(3)

Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates was liquidated in 2006.

 

 

(4)

Fund III-IV Associates was liquidated in 2007.

 

 

(5)

This property was sold in April 2004.

 

 

(6)

This property was sold in June 2005.

Wells Real Estate Fund II and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW are affiliated with the Partnership through one or more common general partners. Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P, and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. were affiliated with the Partnership through one or more common general partners. Each of the properties described above was acquired on an all-cash basis.

 

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Lease Expirations

As of December 31, 2007, the lease expirations scheduled during the following 10 years for our remaining property in which the Partnership held an interest through Fund II-III Associates, assuming no exercise of renewal options or termination rights, are summarized below:

 

Year of

Lease

Expiration

   Number of
Leases
Expiring
   Square
Feet
Expiring
   Annualized
Gross Base
Rent in Year
of Expiration
   Partnership’s
Share of Annualized
Gross Base Rent in
Year of Expiration(1)
   Percentage of
Total Square
Feet Expiring
   Percentage of Total
Annualized Gross Base
Rent in Year of
Expiration

2008(2)

       2        67,953    $1,064,667    $385,835    100%    100%
                             

 

 

(1)

The Partnership’s share of annualized gross base rent in year of expiration is calculated based on the Partnership’s ownership percentage in the joint venture that owns the leased property.

 

 

(2)

Includes expiration of Boeing/Shuttle Division leases (67,953 square feet).

Property Descriptions

The properties in which the Partnership owned an interest through the Joint Ventures during the periods presented are further described below:

Boeing at the Atrium

Boeing at the Atrium is an approximate 118,000-square-foot, four-story office building located on a 5.6-acre tract of land adjacent to the Johnson Space Center in metropolitan Houston, Texas. In December 2006, Boeing/Shuttle Division (“Boeing”) exercised the option to reduce the square footage by approximately 46% effective September 18, 2007, which consists of the first two floors of the building. In September 2007, Boeing paid a termination fee equal to the unamortized leasehold costs incurred by the landlord. During the third quarter of 2007, Fund II-III Associates completed a lease amendment and temporary occupancy agreement with Boeing to lease back, in aggregate, approximately 4% of the building through March 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2007, Boeing, the sole tenant, leased approximately 58% of this property with a monthly base rent payable of approximately $89,000 through March 31, 2008. We are aggressively pursuing leasing opportunities for the current and future vacancy at this property. Significant leasing commissions and capital improvements are anticipated to be required in connection with the re-leasing of this property.

Brookwood Grill

Brookwood Grill is an approximate 7,000-square-foot restaurant located in Roswell, Georgia. In September 1991, a lease agreement was entered into with the Brookwood Grill of Roswell, Inc. and was set to expire in 2012. On July 1, 2004, Fund II-III Associates and Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates sold Brookwood Grill and the Holcomb Bridge Property described below, collectively, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sales price of $9,500,000. As a result of the sale of Brookwood Grill, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $873,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $290,000.

Holcomb Bridge Property

The Holcomb Bridge Property consisted of two buildings leased to multiple tenants containing a total of approximately 49,500 square feet located in Roswell, Georgia. On July 1, 2004, Fund II-III Associates and Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates sold Brookwood Grill and the Holcomb Bridge Property, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sales price of $9,500,000. As a result of the sale of the Holcomb Bridge Property, the Partnership was allocated a gain of approximately $174,000 and net proceeds of approximately $608,000.

Stockbridge Village Shopping Center

Stockbridge Village Shopping Center is a multi-tenant shopping center containing approximately 113,000 square feet located in Stockbridge, Georgia. On April 29, 2004, four affiliated joint ventures, including Fund III-IV

 

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Associates, sold five real properties, including the Stockbridge Village Shopping Center, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sales price of $23,750,000. As a result of the sale of the Stockbridge Village Shopping Center, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $6,879,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $2,666,000.

4400 Cox Road

4400 Cox Road is a two-story office building containing approximately 42,000 square feet located in Richmond, Virginia. Approximately 65% of 4400 Cox Road was leased to Apex Systems, Inc. (“Apex”) through 2015. The remainder of the building was leased to New York Life Insurance through 2014. On June 21, 2005, Fund III-IV Associates sold the 4400 Cox Road building to ASI Partners, LLC, which is the sole owner of Apex, the majority tenant, for a gross sale price of $6,500,000. As a result of the sale, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $3,609,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $830,000.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time, we are party to legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently involved in any litigation for which the outcome would, in the judgment of the General Partners based on information currently available, have a materially adverse impact on the results of operations or financial condition of the Partnership, nor is management aware of any such litigation threatened against us.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

No matters were submitted to a vote of the limited partners during the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR PARTNERSHIP’S UNITS AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS.

Summary

As of February 29, 2008, 19,635,965 Class A Units and 2,544,290 Class B Units held by a total of 2,188 and 243 limited partners, respectively, were outstanding. Capital contributions are equal to $1.00 per each limited partnership unit. The total number of Class B Units has decreased due to the rescission of certain units since the termination of the offering in 1990. A public trading market has not been established for the Partnership’s limited partnership units, nor is such a market anticipated to develop in the future. The partnership agreement provides the General Partners with the right to prohibit transfers of units under certain circumstances.

Unit Valuation

Because fiduciaries of retirement plans subject to ERISA and the IRA custodians are required to determine and report the value of the assets held in their respective plans or accounts on an annual basis, the General Partners are required under the partnership agreement to report estimated unit values each year in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The methodology to be utilized for determining such estimated unit values under the partnership agreement requires the General Partners to estimate the amount a unit holder would receive assuming that the Partnership’s property was sold at its estimated fair market value as of the end of the Partnership’s fiscal year, and the proceeds therefrom (without any reduction for selling expenses), plus the amount of net sale proceeds held by the Partnership at year-end from previous property sales, if any, were distributed to the limited partners in liquidation. The estimated unit valuations are intended to be an estimate of the distributions that would be made to limited partners who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units.

The General Partners of the Partnership recently completed their estimated unit valuations as of December 31, 2007. Utilizing the foregoing methodology, the General Partners have estimated the Partnership’s unit valuations, based upon their estimates of the property value as of December 31, 2007, to be approximately $0.21 per Class A Unit and $0.14 per Class B Unit, based upon market conditions existing in early December 2007. These estimates should not be viewed as an accurate reflection of the value of the limited partners’ units, what limited partners might be able to sell their units for, or the fair market value of the Partnership’s property, nor do they necessarily represent the amount of net proceeds limited partners would receive if the Partnership’s property was sold and the proceeds were distributed in a liquidation of the Partnership. There is no established public trading market for the Partnership’s limited partnership units, and it is not anticipated that a public trading market for the units will ever develop. In addition, the property value is subject to change and could decline in the future. While, as required by the partnership agreement, the General Partners have obtained an opinion from The David L. Beal Company, an independent appraiser certified by the Member Appraisal Institute, to the effect that such estimates of value were deemed reasonable and were prepared in accordance with appropriate methods for valuing real estate, no actual appraisals were obtained due to the inordinate expense that would be involved in obtaining appraisals for the Partnership’s property.

The valuations performed by the General Partners are estimates only, and are based on a number of assumptions which may not be accurate or complete and may or may not be applicable to any specific limited partnership units. These estimated valuations assume, and are applicable only to, limited partners who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units. Further, as set forth above, no third-party appraisals have or will be obtained. For these reasons, the estimated unit valuations set forth above should not be used by or relied upon by investors, other than fiduciaries of retirement plans and IRA custodians for limited ERISA and IRA reporting purposes, as any indication of the fair market value of their units. In addition, it should be noted that ERISA plan fiduciaries and IRA custodians may use estimated unit valuations obtained from other sources, such as prices paid for the Partnership’s units in secondary market trades, and that such estimated unit valuations may well be lower than those estimated by the General Partners using the methodology required by the partnership agreement.

 

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It should also be noted that the Partnership is in the process of selling its property and that as the property is sold and the net proceeds from the property sales are distributed to limited partners, the resulting value of Partnership’s limited partnership units will naturally decline. In considering the foregoing estimated unit valuations, it should be noted that the Partnership has previously distributed net sale proceeds in the amount of $0.58 per Class A Unit and $0.55 per Class B Unit to its limited partners. These amounts are intended to represent the per-unit distributions received by limited partners who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units.

Operating Distributions

Operating cash available for distribution to the limited partners is generally distributed on a quarterly basis. In accordance with the partnership agreement, such distributions are paid first to limited partners holding Class A Units until each has received an 8% per annum return on his adjusted capital contribution, as defined. Net cash from operations is then distributed to each limited partner holding Class B Units until each has received an 8% per annum return on his adjusted capital contributions, as defined. If any net cash from operations remains, the General Partners receive an amount equal to 10% of total net cash from operations distributed for such year. Thereafter, amounts are distributed 10% to the General Partners and 90% to the limited partners.

Operating cash distributions made to limited partners holding Class A Units during 2006 and 2007 are summarized below:

 

     Per Class A Unit

Operating Distributions

for Quarter Ended

   Total
Operating Cash
Distributed
   Investment
Income
   Return of
Capital

March 31, 2006

   $         0    $0.00    $0.00

June 30, 2006

   $62,519    $0.00    $0.00

September 30, 2006

   $62,520    $0.00    $0.00

December 31, 2006

   $62,517    $0.00    $0.00

March 31, 2007

   $62,520    $0.00    $0.00

June 30, 2007

   $62,519    $0.00    $0.00

September 30, 2007

   $62,519    $0.00    $0.00

December 31, 2007

   $         0    $0.00    $0.00

Operating distributions were accrued for accounting purposes in the quarter earned and paid to holders of Class A Units in the following quarter. No operating cash distributions were paid to holders of Class B Units or the General Partners during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

A summary of the selected financial data as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003 for the Partnership is provided below. The comparability of net income for the periods presented below is impacted by the sale of properties described in Item 2.

 

    2007   2006     2005   2004   2003  

Total assets

  $ 3,329,136   $ 3,565,142     $ 3,718,909   $ 7,625,942   $ 12,659,180  

Equity in income of Joint Ventures

  $ 104,914   $ 63,584     $ 937,665   $ 3,276,622   $ 111,833  

Net income (loss)

  $ 13,855   $ (27,810 )   $ 821,854   $ 3,141,841   $ (13,276 )

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS:

         

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 13,855   $ (27,810 )   $ 279,805   $ 2,289,224   $ (10,162 )

Loss from discontinued operations

  $ 0   $ 0     $ 0   $ 0   $ (3,114 )
                                 

Net income (loss) allocated to Class A limited partners

  $ 13,855   $ (27,810 )   $ 279,805   $ 2,289,224   $ (13,276 )
                                 

Income from continuing operations

  $ 0   $ 0     $ 542,049   $ 852,617   $ 0  

Income from discontinued operations

  $ 0   $ 0     $ 0   $ 0   $ 0  
                                 

Net income allocated to Class B limited partners

  $ 0   $ 0     $ 542,049   $ 852,617   $ 0  
                                 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT:

         

Income from continuing operations

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.01     $0.12     $0.00  

Loss from discontinued operations

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.00     $0.00     $0.00  
                                 

Net income (loss) per Class A limited partner unit

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.01     $0.12     $0.00  
                                 

Income from continuing operations

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.21     $0.34     $0.00  

Income from discontinued operations

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.00     $0.00     $0.00  
                                 

Net income per Class B limited partner unit

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.21     $0.34     $0.00  
                                 

Operating cash distributions to investors per Class A Limited Partner Unit:

         

Investment income

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.00     $0.00     $0.00  

Return of capital

    $0.01     $0.01       $0.00     $0.00     $0.04  

Operating cash distributions to investors per Class B Limited Partner Unit:

         

Investment income

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.00     $0.00     $0.00  

Return of capital

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.00     $0.00     $0.00  

Distribution of net sale proceeds per Limited Partner Unit:

         

Class A

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.21     $0.36     $0.00  

Class B

    $0.00     $0.00       $0.21     $0.34     $0.00  

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data presented in Item 6 and our accompanying financial statements and notes thereto. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” preceding Part I of this report and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. of this report.

 

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Overview

Portfolio Overview

We are currently in the disposition-and-liquidation phase of our life cycle. We have sold five assets with only one property remaining in the portfolio. In the fourth quarter of 2006, the majority tenant of Boeing at the Atrium, Boeing, exercised its option to reduce its square footage leased by approximately 46% effective September 18, 2007. During 2007, Fund II-III Associates completed a lease amendment and temporary occupancy agreement with Boeing to lease back, in aggregate, approximately 4% of the building through March 31, 2008, increasing the total occupancy at Boeing at the Atrium to approximately 58%. Our focus on the remaining asset involves leasing and marketing efforts that we believe will result in the best disposition pricing for our limited partners.

The fourth quarter 2007 operating distributions to limited partners holding Class A Units were reserved as a result of the aforementioned reduction in square footage leased at Boeing at the Atrium. Our General Partners anticipate continuing to reserve operating distributions primarily as a result of Boeing’s lease expiration on March 31, 2008, as well as funding our pro rata share of anticipated re-leasing costs and capital expenditures at Boeing at the Atrium. Once the details surrounding leasing and/or the potential sale of Boeing at the Atrium become known, our General Partners will evaluate if distributions of net sale proceeds are appropriate.

Property Summary

As we move further into the disposition-and-liquidation phase, we will continue to focus on re-leasing vacant space and space that may become vacant upon the expiration of our current leases on March 31, 2008. In doing so, we seek to maximize returns to our limited partners by negotiating long-term leases at market rental rates while attempting to minimize down time, re-leasing expenditures, ongoing property level costs, and portfolio costs. As the remaining property is positioned for sale, our attention will shift to locating a suitable buyer and negotiating a purchase-sale contract that will attempt to maximize the total return to our limited partners and minimize contingencies and our post-closing involvement with buyers.

Information relating to the properties owned, or previously owned, by the Partnership or its joint ventures is presented below:

 

   

The Greenville Center property was sold on September 30, 2002.

 

   

Stockbridge Village Shopping Center was sold on April 29, 2004.

 

   

Brookwood Grill was sold on July 1, 2004.

 

   

The Holcomb Bridge Property was sold on July 1, 2004.

 

   

The 4400 Cox Road property was sold on June 21, 2005.

 

   

The Boeing at the Atrium property is currently 58% occupied by Boeing. The existing Boeing lease extends through March 2008. We are aggressively marketing the current vacant space for lease.

Industry Factors

Our results continue to be impacted by a number of factors influencing the real estate industry.

General Economic Conditions and Real Estate Market Commentary

The General Partners review a number of economic forecasts and market commentaries in order to evaluate general economic conditions and to formulate a view of the current environment’s effect on the real estate markets in which we operate.

 

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As measured by the U.S. gross domestic product, the U.S. economy’s growth rate declined from 2.9% in 2006 to 2.2% in 2007, primarily due to declines in private inventory investment and residential fixed investment and decelerations in exports, the majority of which occurred in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The market fundamentals underlying the U.S. office markets remained healthy through the end of 2007, as evidenced by a steady average vacancy rate of 12.5% for the fourth quarter. However, recent trends in declining employment growth rates and new office supply coming on line suggest that market fundamentals could begin to deteriorate in 2008. However, as measured by office vacancy rates, the magnitude of deterioration is anticipated to be modest and will vary across markets.

The year 2007 was a record year for portfolio and individual property sale transactions. Total transaction volume for the year approximated $211 billion, an increase of 55% over 2006. The 2007 results were primarily attributable to several large portfolio sales that closed during the first half of the year. Credit market disruptions that originated in the single-family housing sector spread to the commercial sector by midyear, and as a result, the pace of sale transactions declined significantly during the second half of the year.

The valuation of commercial office buildings may be impacted by a recent increase in capitalization rates, or the first year rate of return required by an investor. Following the disruptions in the credit markets, capitalization rates started rising in the second half of 2007 after five years of continuous decline. Looking ahead to 2008, capitalization rates may continue to increase, although the magnitude of such increases may be more modest for higher-quality properties. Ultimately, property valuations will be determined by a combination of capitalization rates and underlying property fundamentals. Capitalization rate movements will be significantly influenced by factors such as the amount of capital awaiting investment in real estate and the availability of debt financing. From a fundamentals standpoint, the office sector of the real estate market may struggle over the near-term with slowing rental rate growth and the potential for increases in vacancy rates, especially in markets with a large concentration of mortgage lending firms.

Impact of Economic Conditions on our Property

While some of the market conditions noted above may indicate expected changes in rental rates, the extent to which our property may be affected is dependent upon the contractual rental rates currently provided in existing leases at the property we own. As the majority of our in-place leases are at our property that were acquired at times during which the market demanded higher rental rates, as compared with today, new leasing activities in certain markets may result in a decrease in future rental rates.

Real Estate Funds with Current Vacancy or Near-term Rollover Exposure

Less diversified real estate funds, such as the Partnership, that own one property, and those with current vacancies or near-term tenant rollover, may face a challenging leasing environment. The properties within these funds may be required to offer lower rental rates and higher concession packages to potential tenants, the degree to which will depend heavily upon the specific property and market.

From a valuation standpoint, it is generally preferable to either renew an existing tenant lease or re-lease the property prior to marketing it for sale. Generally, buyers will heavily discount their offering prices to compensate for existing or pending vacancies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our operating strategy entails funding expenditures related to the recurring operations of the remaining property owned by Fund II-III Associates and the portfolio with operating cash flows, including current and prior period

 

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operating distributions received from the Joint Ventures, and assessing the amount of remaining cash flows that will be required to fund known future re-leasing costs and other capital improvements. Any residual operating cash flows are generally considered available for distribution to the Class A limited partners and, unless reserved, are generally paid quarterly. To the extent that operating cash flows are insufficient to fund our recurring operations, net sale proceeds will be utilized. As a result, the ongoing monitoring of our cash position is critical to ensuring that adequate liquidity and capital resources are available. Economic downturns in one or more of our core markets could adversely impact the ability of our tenant to honor lease payments and our ability to re-lease space on favorable terms as leases expire or space otherwise becomes vacant. In the event of either situation, cash flows and, consequently, our ability to provide funding for capital needs could be adversely affected.

Short-Term Liquidity

We generated net operating cash flows, including distributions received from Fund II-III Associates, of approximately $307,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, which were used primarily to fund operating distributions to limited partners of approximately $250,000. Operating distributions from the Joint Ventures are generally representative of rental revenues and tenant reimbursements, less property operating expenses, management fees, general administrative expenses, and capital expenditures. We expect operating distributions to limited partners to be reserved in the near-term, as Boeing’s lease expires in March 2008 and, as a result, we intend to fund our pro-rata share of anticipated re-leasing costs and capital expenditures for Boeing at the Atrium. To the extent of any future operating distributions paid to limited partners will be largely dependent upon the amount of cash generated from Boeing at the Atrium, our expectations of future cash flows, and determination of near-term cash needs for re-leasing costs and other capital improvements for the remaining property owned by Fund II-III Associates.

We believe that the cash on hand, including net proceeds from the sale of properties, and distributions due from Fund II-III Associates are sufficient to cover our working capital needs, including liabilities of approximately $18,000 as of December 31, 2007.

Long-Term Liquidity

We expect that our future sources of capital will be primarily derived from operating cash flows generated from Fund II-III Associates and net sale proceeds generated from the strategic sale of our remaining property. Our future long-term liquidity requirements will include, but not be limited to, funding tenant improvements, renovations, expansions, and other significant capital improvements necessary for our remaining property owned through Fund II-III Associates. Future cash flows from operating activities will be primarily affected by distributions received from Fund II-III Associates, which are dependent upon net operating income generated by the remaining property, less reserves for known or anticipated capital expenditures.

Capital Resources

The Partnership is an investment vehicle formed for the purpose of acquiring, owning, and operating income-producing real properties and has invested all of the partners’ original net offering proceeds available for investment. Thus, it is unlikely that we will acquire interests in any additional properties. Historically, our investment strategy has generally involved acquiring properties on an all-cash basis that are pre-leased to creditworthy tenants through the Joint Ventures with affiliated partnerships.

Fund II-III Associates funds capital expenditures primarily related to building improvements for the purpose of maintaining the quality of its property, and tenant improvements for the purpose of readying its property for re-leasing. As leases expire, we typically attempt to re-lease space to an existing tenant or market the space to prospective new tenants. Generally, tenant improvements funded in connection with lease renewals require less capital than those funded in connection with new leases. However, external conditions, such as the supply of and demand for comparable space available within a given market, drive capital costs as well as rental rates. Any capital or other expenditures not provided for by the operations of Fund II-III Associates will be funded by the Partnership and respective joint venture partners on a pro-rata basis.

 

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Operating cash flows, if available, are generally distributed from Fund II-III Associates to the Partnership following each calendar quarter-end. However, Fund II-III Associates will reserve operating distributions, or a portion thereof, as needed in order to fund known capital and other expenditures. Our cash management policy typically includes first utilizing current period operating cash flow until depleted, at which point operating reserves are utilized to fund capital and other required expenditures. In the event that current and prior period accumulated operating cash flows are insufficient to fund such costs, net property sale proceeds reserves would then be utilized.

As of December 31, 2007, we had received, used, and held net sale proceeds allocated to the Partnership from the sale of properties as presented below:

 

Property Sold

  Net
Proceeds
  Partnership’s
Approximate
Ownership %
  Net Sale Proceeds
Allocated to the
Partnership
  Use of Net Sale Proceeds   Net Sale Proceeds
Distributed to
Partners as of

December 31, 2007
  Undistributed Net
Sale Proceeds as of
December 31, 2007
        Amount  

Purpose

   

Greenville Center
(sold in 2002)

  $2,271,187   100.0%   $ 2,271,187   $ 0     $ 2,271,187   $ 0

Stockbridge Village Shopping Center
(sold in 2004)

  $12,024,223     57.2%     6,879,238     626,466  

•   Re-leasing 4400 Cox Road building (2004)

    6,252,772     0

Holcomb Bridge Property
(sold in 2004)

  $6,889,379       8.8%     607,643     58,283  

•   Re-leasing 4400 Cox Road building (2004)

    549,360     0

Brookwood Grill
(sold in 2004)

  $2,318,115     37.7%     872,770     84,746  

•   Re-leasing 4400 Cox Road building (2004)

    788,024     0

4400 Cox Road
(sold in 2005)

  $6,308,796     57.2%     3,609,357     0       2,833,662     775,695
                             

Total

      $ 14,240,195   $ 769,495     $ 12,695,005   $ 775,695
                             

Upon evaluating the capital needs of our remaining property in which we currently hold an interest, our General Partners have determined that substantially all of the undistributed net sale proceeds above will be required to fund the Partnership’s share of anticipated re-leasing costs and capital improvements for Boeing at the Atrium.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2007 vs. the year ended December 31, 2006

Equity in Income of Joint Ventures

Equity in income of the Joint Ventures was $104,914 and $63,584 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The 2007 increase is primarily attributable to (i) lease termination income earned by Fund II-III Associates resulting from Boeing’s early lease termination in the third quarter of 2007, (ii) an increase in income earned by Fund II-III Associates due to an increase in operating expense reimbursements at Boeing at the Atrium, (iii) Fund II-III Associates recognizing lease termination expense in the fourth quarter of 2006 as a result of Boeing exercising an option to reduce square footage effective in the third quarter of 2007, partially offset by (iv) a decrease in rental income from the aforementioned lease termination. The Joint Ventures bill tenants for operating expense reimbursements based on estimates, which are reconciled in the following calendar year based on actual costs incurred and the terms of the corresponding tenant leases.

Absent new leasing activity at Boeing at the Atrium, we anticipate equity in income of Joint Ventures to decrease in the near-term as a result of the reduction of square footage leased at Boeing at the Atrium.

 

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General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $150,320 and $147,961 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The 2007 increase is primarily attributable to an increase in accounting fees and administrative costs, substantially all of which resulted from reporting and regulatory requirements, partially offset by, a decrease in legal fees.

We anticipate that changes in the future levels of our general and administrative expenses and legal fees will vary primarily dependent upon changes in our reporting and regulatory requirements.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income was $59,261 and $56,567 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The 2007 increase is primarily a result of an increase in the average daily interest yield. Future levels of interest income will be largely dependent upon the timing of future dispositions and net sale proceeds distributions to the limited partners.

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2006 vs. the year ended December 31, 2005

Equity in Income of Joint Ventures

Equity in income of the Joint Ventures was $63,584 and $937,665 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The 2006 decrease was primarily attributable to (i) recognizing a gain in 2005 from the sale of 4400 Cox Road in June 2005, (ii) a reduction in operating income as a result of the aforementioned property sale, and (iii) Fund II-III Associates recognizing lease termination expense as a result of a tenant at Boeing at the Atrium exercising an option to reduce square footage effective September 2007.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $147,961 and $198,578 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The 2006 decrease was primarily attributable to a decline in administrative costs and legal fees relative to the decrease in the size of the portfolio as a result of the sales of properties.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income was $56,567 and $82,767 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The 2006 decrease is primarily a result of a decrease in the average net proceeds held during the respective periods, partially offset by an increase in the daily interest yield.

Inflation

We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from our leases are the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are typically provisions in our tenants’ leases that would protect us from the impact of inflation. These provisions typically include rent steps, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per-square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per-square-foot allowance. However, our leases may not readjust the reimbursement rates frequently enough to cover inflation.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies have been established to conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities

 

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at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If management’s judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, thus resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses.

Below is a discussion of the accounting policies used by the Partnership and Fund II-III Associates, which are considered to be critical in that they may require complex judgment in their application or require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

Investment in Real Estate Assets

We are required to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives of our depreciable assets. We consider the period of future benefit of the asset to determine the appropriate useful lives. These assessments have a direct impact on net income. The estimated useful lives of the Fund II-III Associates’ assets by class are as follows:

 

Buildings

   40 years

Building improvements

   5-25 years

Land improvements

   20 years

Tenant improvements

   Shorter of lease term or economic life

In the event that the Joint Ventures utilize inappropriate useful lives or methods of depreciation, its net income would be misstated.

Valuation of Real Estate Assets

We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amount of the remaining property in which we have an ownership interest, through investment in Fund II-III Associates, may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present which indicate that the carrying amount of real estate assets may not be recoverable, management assesses the recoverability of the real estate assets by determining whether the carrying value of the real estate assets will be recovered through the undiscounted future operating cash flows expected from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. In the event that such expected undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, management adjusts the real estate asset to the fair value, and recognizes an impairment loss. Estimated fair value is calculated based on the following information, dependent upon availability, in order of preference: (i) recently quoted market price, (ii) market prices for comparable properties, or (iii) the present value of undiscounted cash flows, including estimated salvage value. We have determined that there has been no impairment in the carrying value of our remaining real estate asset held as of December 31, 2007.

Projections of expected future cash flows require management to estimate future market rental income amounts subsequent to the expiration of current lease agreements, property operating expenses, discount rates, the number of months it takes to re-lease the property, and the number of years the property is held for investment. The use of inappropriate assumptions in the future cash flow analysis would result in an incorrect assessment of the property’s future cash flows and fair value, and could result in the overstatement of the carrying value of the remaining real estate asset held by Fund II-III Associates and net income of the Partnership.

Related-Party Transactions and Agreements

We have entered into agreements with Wells Capital, Wells Management, an affiliate of our General Partners, or their affiliates, whereby we pay certain fees and expense reimbursements to Wells Capital, Wells Management, or their affiliates for asset management; the management and leasing of our properties; administrative services

 

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relating to accounting, property management, and other partnership administration; and incur the related expenses. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” for a description of these fees and reimbursements and amounts incurred and “Risk Factors – Conflicts of Interest” in Item 1A. of this report.

Potential Tax Impact for Limited Partners Holding Class B Units – American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 added Section 470 to the Internal Revenue Code, which initially provided for certain limitations on the utilization of losses by investors that are attributable to leased property owned by a partnership having both taxable and tax-exempt partners such as the Partnership. If the limitations of Section 470 were applicable to the Partnership, passive losses allocable to limited partners holding Class B Units could only be utilized to offset passive income generated from the same property or potentially from properties owned by the Partnership. However, following the enactment of Section 470, the IRS issued a series of announcements applicable to taxable years 2004, 2005, and 2006, which had the effect of delaying the applicability of Section 470 to partnerships based solely on the fact that a partnership had both taxable and tax-exempt partners. In addition, Section 403(ff) of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 amended the effective date provisions of Section 470 to provide that, in the case of leased property treated as tax-exempt use property by reason of its being owned by a partnership having both taxable and tax-exempt partners, Section 470 applies only to property acquired after March 12, 2004. Further, in December 2007, the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (the “2007 Technical Corrections Act”) was enacted. Section 407(c) of the 2007 Technical Corrections Act amended Section 470 to exempt partnerships having both taxable and tax-exempt partners from the application of Section 470 (with a limited exception applicable only to partnerships which could be reclassified as “leases” under the facts and circumstance of the transaction). These provisions of the 2007 Technical Corrections Act are effective as if they were included in the American Jobs Creation Act initially. Since the Partnership acquired all of its properties prior to March 12, 2004, and is not expected to acquire interests in any additional properties in the future, and as a result of the recently enacted 2007 Technical Corrections Act, we do not believe that the provisions of Section 470 should apply to limit the utilization of losses attributable to the properties owned by the Partnership in any year.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Since we do not borrow any money, make any foreign investments or invest in any market risk-sensitive instruments, we are not subject to risks relating to interest rates, foreign current exchange rate fluctuations, or the other market risks contemplated by Item 305 of Regulation S-K.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

Our financial statements and supplementary data are detailed under Item 15(a) and filed as part of the report on the pages indicated.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

On September 22, 2006, the Financial Oversight Committee of the General Partners dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as the Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. Also, on September 22, 2006, the Financial Oversight Committee engaged Frazier & Deeter, LLC as the Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Ernst & Young LLP’s report on the financial statements of the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2005 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, and the subsequent interim period through September 22, 2006, there were no disagreements with Ernst & Young LLP on any matters related to accounting principles or practices,

 

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financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedures, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young LLP, would have caused Ernst & Young LLP to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements of the Partnership for such years. There were no reportable events as set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

The Partnership provided Ernst & Young LLP with a copy of the Form 8-K filed with regard to the change in independent registered public accounting firm, which was filed with the SEC on September 27, 2006, and requested that Ernst & Young LLP furnish the Partnership with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the foregoing statements. A copy of Ernst & Young LLP’s letter dated September 27, 2006, was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the September 27, 2006 Form 8-K.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, and through September 22, 2006, the Partnership did not consult with Frazier & Deeter, LLC with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Partnership’s financial statements, or any other matters or reportable events as set forth in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

There were no disagreements with the Partnership’s independent public accountants during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

ITEM 9A(T).     CONTROL AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management of Wells Capital, one of our General Partners, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of December 31, 2007. Based upon that evaluation, which was completed as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-K, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at December 31, 2007 in providing a reasonable level of assurance that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in applicable SEC rules and forms, including providing a reasonable level of assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer and effected by our management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:

 

   

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of the assets of the Partnership;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that the transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Partnership are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and/or members of the Financial Oversight Committee; and

 

   

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of controls, material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes and conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Accordingly, even internal controls determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and represented within the time periods required.

Our management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2007. To make this assessment, we used the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, our management believes that as of December 31, 2007, our system of internal control over financial reporting met those criteria.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Partnership’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Partnership’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Partnership to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, all items required to be disclosed under Form 8-K were reported under Form 8-K.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT’S GENERAL PARTNERS.

Wells Capital

Wells Capital, our corporate general partner, was formed in April 1984. The executive offices of Wells Capital are located at 6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia 30092. Leo F. Wells, III is the sole Director and the President of Wells Capital. Wells Capital was organized under the Georgia Business Corporation Code, and is primarily in the business of serving as general partner or as an affiliate of the general partner in affiliated public limited partnerships (“Wells Real Estate Funds”). Wells Capital or its affiliates serves as the advisor to the Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. and Wells Timberland REIT, Inc. (collectively, “Wells REITs”), each of which are Maryland corporations. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. qualifies as a real estate investment trust, and Wells Timberland REIT, Inc. intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust. In these capacities, Wells Capital performs certain services for Wells Real Estate Funds and the Wells REITs, including presenting, structuring, and acquiring real estate investment opportunities; entering into leases and service contracts on acquired properties; arranging for and completing the disposition of properties; and providing other services such as accounting and administrative functions. Wells Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of WREF, of which Leo F. Wells, III is the sole stockholder.

Leo F. Wells, III

Mr. Wells, 64, who serves as one of our General Partners, is the president, treasurer, and sole director of Wells Capital, which is our corporate general partner. He is also the sole stockholder, president, and sole director of WREF, the parent corporation of Wells Capital, Wells Management, Wells Investment Securities, Inc. (“WIS”), and Wells & Associates, Inc., a real estate brokerage and investment company formed in 1976 and incorporated in 1978, for which Mr. Wells serves as principal broker. He is also the president, treasurer, and sole director of:

 

   

Wells Management, our property manager;

 

   

Wells Asset Management, Inc.;

 

   

Wells & Associates, Inc.; and

 

   

Wells Development Corporation, a company he organized in 1997 to develop real properties.

Mr. Wells is a director of each of the Wells REITs, which are Maryland corporations that either currently qualify as a real estate investment trust or intend to qualify as a real estate investment trust.

Mr. Wells was a real estate salesman and property manager from 1970 to 1973 for Roy D. Warren & Company, an Atlanta-based real estate company, and he was associated from 1973 to 1976 with Sax Gaskin Real Estate Company. From 1980 to February 1985 he served as Vice President of Hill-Johnson, Inc., a Georgia corporation engaged in the construction business. Mr. Wells holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in economics from the University of Georgia. Mr. Wells is a member of the Financial Planning Association.

On August 26, 2003, Mr. Wells and WIS entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) relating to alleged rule violations. The AWC set forth the NASD’s findings that WIS and Mr. Wells had violated conduct rules relating to the provision of noncash compensation of more than $100 to associated persons of NASD member firms in connection with their attendance at the annual educational and due diligence conferences sponsored by WIS in 2001 and 2002. Without admitting or denying the allegations and findings against them, WIS and Mr. Wells consented in the AWC to various findings by the NASD, which are summarized in the following paragraph:

In 2001 and 2002, WIS sponsored conferences attended by registered representatives who sold its real estate investment products. WIS also paid for certain expenses of guests of the registered representatives who

 

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attended the conferences. In 2001, WIS paid the costs of travel to the conference and meals for many of the guests, and paid the costs of playing golf for some of the registered representatives and their guests. WIS later invoiced registered representatives for the cost of golf and for travel expenses of guests, but was not fully reimbursed for such. In 2002, WIS paid for meals for the guests. WIS also conditioned most of the 2001 conference invitations on attainment by the registered representatives of a predetermined sales goal for WIS products. This conduct violated the prohibitions against payment and receipt of noncash compensation in connection with the sales of these products contained in NASD’s Conduct Rules 2710, 2810, and 3060. In addition, WIS and Mr. Wells failed to adhere to all of the terms of their written undertaking made in March 2001 not to engage in the conduct described above, and thereby engaged in conduct that was inconsistent with high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade in violation of NASD Conduct Rule 2110.

WIS consented to a censure and Mr. Wells consented to suspension from acting in a principal capacity with an NASD member firm for one year. WIS and Mr. Wells also agreed to the imposition of a joint and several fine in the amount of $150,000. Mr. Wells’ one-year suspension from acting in a principal capacity ended on October 6, 2004. Mr. Wells continues to represent the issuer and perform other nonprincipal activities on behalf of WIS.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the officers and directors of our general partner, and persons who own 10% or more of any class of equity interests in the Partnership, to report their beneficial ownership of equity interests in the Partnership to the SEC. Their initial reports are required to be filed using the SEC’s Form 3, and they are required to report subsequent purchases, sales, and other changes using the SEC’s Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of most transactions. Officers, directors, and partners owning more than 10% of any class of equity interests in the Partnership are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all of reports they file pursuant to Section 16(a).

Financial Oversight Committee

The Partnership does not have a board of directors or an audit committee. Accordingly, as our corporate general partner, Wells Capital has established a Financial Oversight Committee consisting of Leo F. Wells, III, as the Principal Executive Officer; Douglas P. Williams, as the Principal Financial Officer; and Randall D. Fretz, as the Senior Vice President, of our corporate general partner. The Financial Oversight Committee serves the equivalent function of an audit committee for, among others, the following purposes: appointment, compensation, review and oversight of the work of our independent registered public accountants, and establishing and enforcing the code of ethics. However, since neither the Partnership nor its corporate general partner has an audit committee and the Financial Oversight Committee is not independent of the Partnership or the General Partners, we do not have an “audit committee financial expert.”

Code of Ethics

The Partnership has adopted a code of ethics applicable to our corporate general partner’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as well as the principal accounting officer, controller, or other employees of our corporate general partner performing similar functions on behalf of the Partnership, if any. The code of ethics is contained in the Business Standards/Code of Conduct/General Policies established by WREF. You may obtain a copy of this code of ethics, without charge, upon request by calling our Client Services Department at 800-557-4830 or 770-243-8282.

 

ITEM 11. COMPENSATION OF GENERAL PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES.

While the Partnership is managed by the General Partners and their affiliates, it does not pay any salaries or other compensation directly to the General Partners or to any individual employees, officers, or directors of the General Partners. Further, the Partnership does not employ, and is not managed by, any of its own employees,

 

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officers, or directors. Accordingly, no compensation has been awarded to, earned by, or paid to any such individuals in connection with the management of the Partnership. Due to our current management structure and our lack of any direct employees, officers, or directors, no discussion and analysis of compensation paid by the Partnership nor tabular information concerning salaries, bonuses, and other types of compensation to executive officers or directors of the Partnership has been included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” for a description of the fees incurred by the Partnership payable to affiliates of the General Partners during the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

(a) No limited partner owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of the outstanding units of the Partnership.

(b) Set forth below is the security ownership of management as of February 29, 2008:

 

Title of Class

 

Name of

Beneficial Owner

 

Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership

 

Percent of

            Class            

Limited Partnership Units   Leo F. Wells, III   41,125.79 Units(1)   Less than 1%

 

 

(1)

Leo F. Wells, III owns 24,392.79 Class A Units and 1,750 Class B Units through an Individual Retirement Account and 14,983 Class A Units through Wells Capital.

(c) No arrangements exist which would, upon execution thereof, result in a change in control of the Partnership.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

The compensation and fees we pay to our General Partners or their affiliates in connection with our operations are as follows:

Interest in Partnership Cash Flow and Net Sale Proceeds

The General Partners are entitled to receive a subordinated participation in net cash flow from operations equal to 10% of net cash flow after the limited partners have received preferential distributions equal to 8% of their adjusted capital contribution. The General Partners are also entitled to receive a subordinated participation in net sale proceeds and net financing proceeds equal to 15% of residual proceeds available for distribution after the limited partners have received a return of their adjusted capital contribution plus a 12% cumulative return on their adjusted capital contribution. The General Partners have not received any distributions of net cash from operations or net sale proceeds for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Management and Leasing Fees

In accordance with the property management and leasing agreement, Wells Management, an affiliate of the General Partners, receives compensation for the management and leasing of the Partnership’s properties owned through the Joint Ventures equal to (a) 3% of the gross revenues for management and 3% of the gross revenues for leasing (aggregate maximum of 6%) of the gross revenues collected monthly; plus a separate fee for the one-time lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties, which is assessed periodically based on market studies, or (b) in the case of commercial properties leased on a long-term net basis (ten or more years), 1% of the gross revenues except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. Management and leasing fees are paid by the Joint Ventures and, accordingly, included in equity in income of joint venture in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Our share of management and leasing fees and lease acquisition costs incurred through the Joint Ventures that are payable to Wells Management is $39,810, $42,251, and $44,841 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

 

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Real Estate Commissions

In connection with the sale of our properties, the General Partners or their affiliates may receive commissions not exceeding the lesser of (a) 50% of the commissions customarily charged by other brokers in arm’s-length transactions involving comparable properties in the same geographic area or (b) 3% of the gross sales price of the property, and provided that payments of such commissions will be made only after limited partners have received prior distributions totaling 100% of their capital contributions plus a 6% cumulative return on their adjusted capital contributions. No real estate commissions were paid to the General Partners or affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, or 2005.

Procedures Regarding Related-Party Transactions

Our policies and procedures governing related-party transactions with our General Partners and their affiliates, including, but not limited to, all transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, are restricted or severely limited by the provisions of Articles XI, XII, XIII, and XIV of our partnership agreement, which has been filed with the SEC. No transaction has been entered into with either of our General Partners or their affiliates that does not comply with those policies and procedures. In addition, in any transaction involving a potential conflict of interest, including any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, our General Partners must view such a transaction after taking into consideration their fiduciary duties to the Partnership.

Administrative Reimbursement

Wells Capital and Wells Management perform certain administrative services for the Partnership, relating to accounting, property management, and other partnership administration, and incur the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among various other entities affiliated with the General Partners based on estimates of the amount of time spent dedicated to each fund by individual administrative personnel. In the opinion of the General Partners, this allocation is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. We incurred administrative expenses of $75,991, $65,938, and $92,627 payable to Wells Capital and Wells Management for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

Preapproval Policies and Procedures

The Financial Oversight Committee preapproves all auditing and permissible nonauditing services provided by our independent registered public accountants. The approval may be given as part of the Financial Oversight Committee’s approval of the scope of the engagement of our independent registered public accountants or on an individual basis. The preapproval of certain audit-related services and certain nonauditing services not exceeding enumerated dollar limits may be delegated to one or more of the Financial Oversight Committee’s members, but the member to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the full Financial Oversight Committee. Our independent registered public accountants may not be retained to perform the nonauditing services specified in Section 10A(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accountants

On September 22, 2006, the Financial Oversight Committee of the General Partners dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as the Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm, which had served as the Partnership’s independent registered public accountants since July 3, 2002, and appointed Frazier & Deeter, LLC to serve in that capacity for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. All such fees are recognized in the period to which the services relate. A portion of such fees are allocated to the joint ventures in which the Partnership invests. The aggregate fees billed to the Partnership for professional accounting services by Frazier & Deeter, LLC and Ernst & Young LLP, including the audit of the Partnership’s annual financial statements, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, are set forth in the table below.

 

     Frazier & Deeter, LLC    Ernst & Young LLP
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Audit Fees

   $ 13,523    $ 10,215    $ 0    $ 0

Audit-Related Fees

     0      0      0      0

Tax Fees

     0      0      7,080      8,547

Other Fees

     0      0      0      0
                           

Total

   $ 13,523    $ 10,215    $ 7,080    $ 8,547
                           

For purposes of the preceding table, the professional fees are classified as follows:

 

   

Audit Fees – These are fees for professional services performed for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q filings, services that are normally provided by independent registered public accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, and services that generally independent registered public accountants reasonably can provide, such as statutory audits, attest services, consents, and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC.

 

   

Audit-Related Fees – These are fees for assurance and related services that traditionally are performed by independent registered public accountants, such as due diligence related to acquisitions and dispositions, internal control reviews, attestation services that are not required by statute or regulation, and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

 

   

Tax Fees – These are fees for all professional services performed by professional staff in our independent registered public accountant’s tax division, except those services related to the audit of our financial statements. These include fees for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Tax compliance involves preparation of any federal, state or local tax returns. Tax planning and tax advice encompass a diverse range of services, including assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to acquisitions and dispositions of assets, and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

   

Other Fees – These are fees for other permissible work performed that do not meet the above-described categories, including assistance with internal audit plans and risk assessments.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, 100% of the services performed by Frazier & Deeter, LLC and Ernst & Young LLP and described above under the captions “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees,” and “Other Fees” were approved in advance by a member of the Financial Oversight Committee.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

(a) 1. The financial statements are contained on pages F-2 through F-30 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the list of the financial statements contained herein is set forth on page F-1, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

(b) The Exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

 

(c) See (a) 1 above.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

(Registrant)

    By:   WELLS CAPITAL, INC.
      (Corporate General Partner)
March 27, 2008    

/S/    LEO F. WELLS, III

   

Leo F. Wells, III

President, Principal Executive Officer,
and Sole Director of Wells Capital, Inc.

March 27, 2008    

/S/    DOUGLAS P. WILLIAMS

   

Douglas P. Williams

Principal Financial Officer

of Wells Capital, Inc.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   Page

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Frazier & Deeter, LLC

   F-2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Ernst & Young LLP

   F-3

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006

   F-4

Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

   F-5

Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

   F-6

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

   F-7

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-8

FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Frazier & Deeter, LLC

   F-17

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Ernst & Young LLP

   F-18

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006

   F-19

Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

   F-20

Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

   F-21

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

   F-22

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-23

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

   F-29

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/S/    FRAZIER & DEETER, LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

March 26, 2008

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

We have audited the accompanying statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Partnership”) for the year in the period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 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 results of operations and cash flows of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the year in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/S/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 23, 2007

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

ASSETS

 

     2007    2006

Investment in joint ventures

   $ 2,059,276    $ 2,277,476

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,244,856      1,187,998

Due from joint ventures

     19,999      92,389

Other assets

     5,005      7,279
             

Total assets

   $ 3,329,136    $ 3,565,142
             

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

 

Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 11,020    $ 12,188

Due to affiliates

     6,791      5,409

Partnership distribution payable

     0      62,517
             

Total liabilities

     17,811      80,114

Commitments and contingencies

     —        —  

Partners’ capital:

     

Limited partners:

     

Class A – 19,635,965 units issued and outstanding

     3,311,325      3,485,028

Class B – 2,544,540 units issued and outstanding

     0      0

General partners

     0      0
             

Total partners’ capital

     3,311,325      3,485,028
             

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 3,329,136    $ 3,565,142
             

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

     2007    2006     2005

EQUITY IN INCOME OF JOINT VENTURES

   $ 104,914    $ 63,584     $ 937,665

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

     150,320      147,961       198,578

INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME

     59,261      56,567       82,767
                     

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 13,855    $ (27,810 )   $ 821,854
                     

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS:

       

CLASS A

   $ 13,855    $ (27,810 )   $ 279,805
                     

CLASS B

   $ 0    $ 0     $ 542,049
                     

NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT:

       

CLASS A

     $0.00      $0.00       $0.01
                     

CLASS B

     $0.00      $0.00       $0.21
                     

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

    Limited Partners     General
Partners
  Total
Partners’
Capital
 
  Class A     Class B      
  Units   Capital     Units   Capital      

BALANCE, December 31, 2004

  19,635,965   $ 7,603,539     2,544,540   $ 0     $0   $ 7,603,539  

Net income

  0     279,805     0     542,049       0     821,854  

Distributions of net sale proceeds ($0.21 and $0.21 per Class A Unit and Class B Unit, respectively)

  0     (4,182,950 )   0     (542,049 )     0     (4,724,999 )
                                   

BALANCE, December 31, 2005

  19,635,965     3,700,394     2,544,540     0       0     3,700,394  

Net loss

  0     (27,810 )   0     0       0     (27,810 )

Distributions of operating cash flow ($0.01 per Class A Unit)

  0     (187,556 )   0     0       0     (187,556 )
                                   

BALANCE, December 31, 2006

  19,635,965     3,485,028     2,544,540     0       0     3,485,028  

Net income

  0     13,855     0     0       0     13,855  

Distributions of operating cash flow ($0.01 per Class A Unit)

  0     (187,558 )   0     0       0     (187,558 )
                                   

BALANCE, December 31, 2007

  19,635,965   $ 3,311,325     2,544,540   $ 0     $0   $ 3,311,325  
                                   

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

    2007     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     

Net income (loss)

  $ 13,855     $ (27,810 )   $ 821,854  

Operating distributions received from joint ventures

    395,504       308,584       290,073  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Equity in income of joint ventures

    (104,914 )     (63,584 )     (937,665 )

Operating changes in assets and liabilities:

     

Decrease (increase) in other assets

    2,274       (7,273 )     (6 )

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

    (1,168 )     2,860       (6,705 )

Increase (decrease) in due to affiliates

    1,382       (3,778 )     2,817  
                       

Net cash provided by operating activities

    306,933       208,999       170,368  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     

Investments in joint ventures

    0       (21,320 )     (114,423 )

Net sale proceeds received from joint ventures

    0       0       3,609,938  
                       

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    0       (21,320 )     3,495,515  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     

Net sales proceeds distributions paid to limited partners

    0       0       (4,724,999 )

Operating distributions paid to limited partners in excess of accumulated operating income

    (250,075 )     (125,039 )     0  
                       

Net cash used in financing activities

    (250,075 )     (125,039 )     (4,724,999 )

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

    56,858       62,640       (1,059,116 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

    1,187,998       1,125,358       2,184,474  
                       

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year

  $ 1,244,856     $ 1,187,998     $ 1,125,358  
                       

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     

Partnership distributions payable

  $ 0     $ 62,517     $ 0  
                       

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a Georgia public limited partnership with Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Capital, Inc. (“Wells Capital”), a Georgia corporation, serving as its general partners (collectively, the “General Partners”). Wells Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. Leo F. Wells, III is the president and sole director of Wells Capital and the president, sole director, and sole owner of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. The Partnership was formed on July 31, 1988 for the purpose of acquiring, developing, constructing, owning, operating, improving, leasing and managing income-producing commercial properties for investment purposes. The Partnership has two classes of limited partnership interests, Class A and Class B Units. The limited partners may vote to, among other things, (a) amend the partnership agreement, subject to certain limitations; (b) change the business purpose or investment objectives of the Partnership; and (c) add or remove a general partner. A majority vote on any of the above-described matters will bind the Partnership without the concurrence of the General Partners. Each limited partner unit has equal voting rights regardless of class.

On October 24, 1988, the Partnership commenced an offering of up to $50,000,000 of Class A or Class B limited partnership units ($1.00 per unit) pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933, which was terminated on October 23, 1990. The Partnership sold approximately 19,635,965 Class A Units and 2,544,540 Class B Units representing capital contributions of $22,180,505, adjusted for the Partnership repurchase of 22,805 Class A Units and 3,000 Class B Units.

The Partnership owns indirect interests in all of its real estate assets through joint ventures with other entities affiliated with the General Partners. During the periods presented, the Partnership owned interests in the following joint ventures (the “Joint Ventures”) and properties:

 

Joint Venture    Joint Venture Partners    Properties

Fund II and Fund III Associates

(“Fund II-III Associates “)

  

•  Fund II and Fund II-OW(1)

•  Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

  

1. Boeing at the Atrium

A four-story office building located in Houston, Texas

Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates (“Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates”)(2)

  

•  Fund II-III Associates

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

   No properties owned during the periods presented.

Fund III and Fund IV Associates

(“Fund III-IV Associates”)(3)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P.

  

2. 4400 Cox Road(4)

A two-story office building located in Richmond, Virginia

 

 

(1)

Fund II and Fund II-OW is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund II and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW.

 

 

(2)

Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates was liquidated in 2006.

 

 

(3)

Fund III-IV Associates was liquidated in 2007.

 

 

(4)

This property was sold in June 2005.

Wells Real Estate Fund II and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW are affiliated with the Partnership through common general partners. Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. were affiliated with the Partnership through common general partners. Each of the properties described above was acquired on an all-cash basis.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Partnership’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Partnership’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment in Joint Ventures

The Partnership has evaluated the Joint Ventures and concluded that none are variable-interest entities under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which supersedes FIN No. 46 and is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements. The Partnership does not have control over the operations of the Joint Ventures; however, it does exercise significant influence. Approval by the Partnership as well as the other joint venture partners is required for any major decision or any action that would materially affect the Joint Ventures, or their real property investments. Accordingly, upon applying the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 94, Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, ARB No. 51, and Statement of Position (“SOP”) No. 78-9, Accounting for Investments In Real Estate Ventures, the Partnership accounts for its investments in the Joint Ventures using the equity method of accounting, whereby original investments are recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for contributions, distributions, and net income (loss) attributable to the Partnership. Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreements, all income (loss) and distributions are allocated to joint venture partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests. Distributions of net cash from operations, if available, are generally distributed to the joint venture partners on a quarterly basis.

The Partnership continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the real estate assets owned through the Partnership’s investment in the Joint Ventures may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present, management assesses whether the respective carrying values will be recovered with the undiscounted future operating cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition for assets held for use, or with the estimated fair values, less costs to sell, for assets held for sale. In the event that the expected undiscounted future cash flows for assets held for use or the estimated fair value, less costs to sell, for assets held for sale do not exceed the respective asset carrying value, management adjusts such assets to the respective estimated fair values and recognizes an impairment loss. Estimated fair values are calculated based on the following information, dependent upon availability, in order of preference: (i) recently quoted market prices, (ii) market prices for comparable properties, or (iii) the present value of undiscounted cash flows, including estimated salvage value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Partnership considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments. Short-term investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of investments in money market accounts.

 

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Other Assets

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, other assets is comprised of the following items:

 

     December 31,
     2007    2006

Interest receivable

   $ 4,904    $ 5,042

Insurance refund receivable

     101      2,237
             

Total

   $ 5,005    $ 7,279
             

Interest receivable represents interest earned during the period presented, which will be received in the following month. Insurance refund receivable represents excess premiums due from the insurance carrier. Balances without a future economic benefit are written off as they are identified.

Distribution of Net Cash from Operations

Net cash from operations, if available, is generally distributed to limited partners quarterly. In accordance with the partnership agreement, such distributions are paid first to limited partners holding Class A Units until each has received an 8% per annum return on his adjusted capital contribution, as defined. Net cash from operations is then distributed to limited partners holding Class B Units until each has received an 8% per annum return on his adjusted capital contributions, as defined. If any net cash from operations remains, the General Partners receive an amount equal to 10% of total net cash from operations distributed for such year. Thereafter, amounts are distributed 10% to the General Partners and 90% to the limited partners.

Distribution of Sale Proceeds

Upon the sale of properties, unless reserved, net sale proceeds are to be distributed in the following order:

 

   

In the event that the particular property sold is sold for a price that is less than the original property purchase price, to the limited partners holding Class A Units until each has received an amount equal to the excess of the original property purchase price over the price for which the property was sold, limited to the amount of depreciation, amortization, and cost recovery deductions taken by the limited partners holding Class B Units with respect to such property;

 

   

To limited partners until each limited partner has received 100% of his capital contributions, as defined;

 

   

To limited partners holding Class B Units until each such limited partner has received an amount equal to the net cash available for distribution previously paid to the limited partners holding Class A Units on a per-unit basis;

 

   

To all limited partners until each limited partner has received a cumulative 12% per annum return on his adjusted capital contributions, as defined;

 

   

To the General Partners until they have received 100% of their respective capital contributions, as defined; and

 

   

Thereafter, 85% to the limited partners and 15% to the General Partners.

Allocations of Net Income, Net Loss, and Gain on Sale

For the purpose of determining allocations per the partnership agreement, net income is defined as net income recognized by the Partnership, excluding deductions for depreciation, amortization, cost recovery, and the gain on the sale of assets. Net income, as defined, of the Partnership is generally allocated each year in the same proportions that net cash from operations is distributed to the partners holding Class A Units and the General Partners. To the extent the Partnership’s net income in any year exceeds net cash from operations, it will be allocated 99% to the limited partners and 1% to the General Partners.

 

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Net loss, depreciation, and amortization deductions for each fiscal year will be allocated as follows: (a) 99% to the limited partners holding Class B Units and 1% to the General Partners until their capital accounts are reduced to zero; (b) then, to any partner having a positive balance in his capital account in an amount not to exceed such positive balance; and (c) thereafter, to the General Partners.

Gains on the sale or exchange of the Partnership’s properties will be allocated generally in the same manner that the net proceeds from such sale are distributed to partners after the following allocations are made, if applicable: (a) allocations made pursuant to a qualified income offset provision in the partnership agreement; (b) allocations to partners having negative accounts until all negative capital accounts have been restored to zero; and (c) allocations to Class B limited partners in amounts equal to deductions for depreciation and amortization previously allocated to them with respect to the specific partnership property sold, but not in excess of the amount of gain on sale recognized by the Partnership with respect to the sale of such property.

Income Taxes

The Partnership is not subject to federal or state income taxes; therefore, none have been provided for in the accompanying financial statements. The partners are required to include their respective shares of profits and losses in their individual income tax returns.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which clarifies the relevant criteria and approach for the recognition, derecognition, and measurement of uncertain tax positions. FIN No. 48 was effective for the Partnership beginning January 1, 2007. The adoption of this pronouncement has not had a material impact on the Partnership’s financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS No. 159 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Partnership is currently assessing these provisions and evaluating the financial impact of SFAS No. 159 on its financial statements; however, it is not currently planning to adopt the fair value option in 2008.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures required for fair value measurements under GAAP, including amending SFAS No. 144. SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, as opposed to an entity-specific measurement. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 157-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13 (“FSP 157-1”). FSP 157-1, which is effective upon the initial adoption of SFAS No.157, excludes SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, as well as other accounting pronouncements that address fair value measurements on lease classification or measurement under SFAS No. 13, from the scope of SFAS No. 157. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 (“FSP 157-2”). FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonrecurring nonfinancial assets and liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Accordingly, FSP 157-2 will be effective for the Partnership beginning January 1, 2009, and all other aspects of SFAS No. 157 will be effective for the Partnership beginning January 1, 2008. The Partnership is currently assessing the provisions and evaluating the financial impact of SFAS No. 157, FSP 157-1, and FSP 157-2 on its financial statements; however, the Partnership does not believe the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

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In June 2007, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) issued SOP 07-1, Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide “Investment Companies” and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors for Investments in Investment Companies, which provides guidance for determining which entities fall within the scope of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and requires additional disclosures for certain of those entities. In October 2007, the FASB elected to indefinitely defer the effective date of SOP 07-1. As a result, the Partnership has postponed its evaluation of the provisions of SOP 07-1 and the related impact on its financial statements and accompanying notes.

 

3. INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES

Due from Joint Ventures

As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, due from joint ventures represents the Partnership’s share of operating cash flow to be distributed from Fund II-III Associates for the fourth quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Summary of Investments

The Partnership’s investment and approximate ownership percentage in Fund II-III Associates as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are summarized below:

 

     2007    2006
     Amount    Approximate
Percentage
   Amount    Approximate
Percentage

Fund II-III Associates

   $2,059,276    37%    $2,277,476    37%
               

Summary of Activity

Roll-forwards of the Partnership’s investment in joint ventures for the years ended December 2007 and 2006 are presented below:

 

     2007     2006  

Investment in joint ventures, beginning of year

   $ 2,277,476     $ 2,557,806  

Equity in income of joint ventures

     104,914       63,584  

Contributions to joint ventures

     0       21,320  

Distributions from joint ventures

     (323,114 )     (365,234 )
                

Investment in joint ventures, end of year

   $ 2,059,276     $ 2,277,476  
                

Summary of Financial Information

Condensed financial information for the joint ventures in which the Partnership held a direct interest as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 is presented below:

 

     Total Assets
December 31,
   Total Liabilities
December 31,
   Total Equity
December 31,
     2007    2006    2007    2006    2007    2006

Fund II-III Associates

   $6,116,957    $6,846,531    $436,342    $563,744    $5,680,615    $6,282,787
                             

 

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    Total Revenues   Income (Loss) From
Continuing Operations
    Income (Loss) From
Discontinued Operations
    Net Income (Loss)
    For the Years Ended
December 31,
  For the Years Ended
December 31,
    For the Years Ended
December 31,
    For the Years Ended
December 31,
    2007   2006   2005   2007   2006     2005     2007   2006     2005     2007   2006     2005

Fund II–III Associates

  $ 1,843,002   $ 1,850,141   $ 1,839,204   $ 286,254   $ 201,921     $ 390,933     $ 3,121   $ 4,349     $ (6,388 )   $ 289,375   $ 206,270     $ 384,545

Fund III-IV Associates

    0     911     1,043     0     (1,123 )     (23,693 )     0     (1,059 )     1,418,786       0     (2,182 )     1,395,093
                                                                                 
  $ 1,843,002   $ 1,851,052   $ 1,840,247   $ 286,254   $ 200,798     $ 367,240     $ 3,121   $ 3,290     $ 1,412,398     $ 289,375   $ 204,088     $ 1,779,638
                                                                                 

In 2005, Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates wound up its affairs by, among other things, collecting the outstanding receivables, satisfying outstanding payables, and distributing all residual cash balances to the joint venture partners. Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates was terminated in 2006 in accordance with the relevant dissolution and termination provisions of the Georgia Uniform Partnership Act.

Condensed financial information for the joint venture in which the Partnership holds an interest through its ownership in Fund II-III Associates for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, is presented below:

 

     Total Revenues    Loss From
Continuing Operations
   Income From
Discontinued Operations
   Net Income
     For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
   For the Years Ended
December 31,
     2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005    2007    2006    2005

Fund II-III-VI- VII Associates

   $0    $0    $0    $0    $0    $(4,799)    $0    $0    $94,148    $0    $0    $89,349
                                                           

The Partnership allocates its share of net income, net loss, and gain on sale generated by the properties owned by the Joint Ventures to its Class A and Class B limited partners pursuant to the partnership agreement provisions outlined in Note 2. The components of income (loss) from discontinued operations recognized by the Joint Ventures results are provided below:

 

     2007    2006     2005  
     Operating
Income
   Gain
on Sale
   Total    Operating
Income

(Loss)
    Gain
on Sale
   Total     Operating
Loss
    Gain on
Sale
    Total  

Fund II –III Associates

   $ 3,121    $0    $ 3,121    $ 4,349     $0    $ 4,349     $ (6,388 )   $ 0     $ (6,388 )

Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates

     0      0      0      0       0      0       (6,038 )     100,186 (1)     94,148  

Fund III-IV Associates

     0      0      0      (1,059 )     0      (1,059 )     (32,680 )     1,451,466       1,418,786  
                                                                
   $ 3,121    $0    $ 3,121    $ 3,290     $0    $ 3,290     $ (45,106 )   $ 1,551,652     $ 1,506,546  
                                                                

 

 

(1)

Represents additional gain recognized on the sale of the Holcomb Bridge Property, which was deferred at closing and represented our maximum estimated exposure related to a rental guarantee for certain space at the Holcomb Bridge Property.

 

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4. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Management and Leasing Fees

In accordance with the property management and leasing agreement, Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of the General Partners, receives compensation for the management and leasing of the Partnership’s properties owned through the Joint Ventures equal to (a) 3% of the gross revenues for management and 3% of the gross revenues for leasing (aggregate maximum of 6%) of the gross revenues collected monthly; plus a separate fee for the one-time lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties, which is assessed periodically based on market studies; or (b) in the case of commercial properties leased on a long-term net basis (10 or more years), 1% of the gross revenues except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. Management and leasing fees are paid by the Joint Ventures and, accordingly, included in equity in income of joint ventures in the accompanying statements of operations. The Partnership’s share of management and leasing fees and lease acquisition costs incurred through the Joint Ventures that are payable to Wells Management is $39,810, $42,251, and $44,841 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively, which were paid to Wells Management.

Administrative Reimbursements

Wells Capital and Wells Management perform certain administrative services for the Partnership, relating to accounting, property management, and other partnership administration, and incur the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among various other entities affiliated with the General Partners based on estimates of the amount of time spent dedicated to each fund by individual administrative personnel. In the opinion of the General Partners, this allocation is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. The Partnership incurred administrative expenses of $75,991, $65,938, and $92,627 payable to Wells Capital and Wells Management for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

5. PER-UNIT AMOUNTS

Income (loss) per limited partnership unit amounts are calculated based upon weighted-average units outstanding during the respective periods. Income (loss) per limited partnership unit, as presented in the accompanying statements of operations, will vary from the per-unit amounts attributable to the individual investors due to the differences between the GAAP and tax basis treatment of certain items of income and expense and the fact that, within the respective classes of Class A Units and Class B Units, individual units have different characteristics including capital bases, cumulative operating and net property sales proceeds distributions, and cumulative earnings allocations as a result of, among other things, the timing of when the limited partners were admitted into the Partnership.

For the reasons mentioned above, distributions of net sale proceeds per unit also vary among individual unit holders. Distributions of net sale proceeds have been calculated at the investor level pursuant to the partnership agreement and allocated between the Class A and Class B limited partners in the period paid. Accordingly, distributions of net sale proceeds per unit, as presented in the accompanying financial statements, vary from the per-unit amounts attributable to the individual investors.

 

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6. INCOME TAX BASIS NET INCOME AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

A reconciliation of the Partnership’s financial statement net income (loss) to net income presented in accordance with the Federal Income Tax basis of accounting is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005:

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Financial statement net income (loss)

   $ 13,855     $ (27,810 )   $ 821,854  

Adjustments in net income (loss) resulting from:

      

Bad debt recoveries for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     0       (225 )     (13,672 )

Amortization expense for financial reporting purposes less than amounts for income tax purposes

     0       (1,345 )     (1,346 )

Gains on sale of properties for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     0       0       (265,150 )

Depreciation expense for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     33,455       45,925       44,694  

Rental income for financial reporting purposes less than (greater than) amounts for income tax purposes

     47,669       11,673       (66,460 )

Other

     (6,483 )     31,979       (1,912 )
                        

Income tax basis net income

   $ 88,496     $ 60,197     $ 518,008  
                        

A reconciliation of the partners’ capital balances, as presented in the accompanying financial statements, to partners’ capital balances, as presented in accordance with the Federal Income Tax basis of accounting, is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005:

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Financial statement partners’ capital

   $ 3,311,325     $ 3,485,028     $ 3,700,394  

Increase (decrease) in partners’ capital resulting from:

      

Accumulated meals and entertainment

     516       516       516  

Accumulated bad debt expense, net, for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     3,430       3,430       3,655  

Accumulated amortization expense for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     20,543       20,543       21,888  

Accumulated gains on sale of properties for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     (1,146,712 )     (1,146,712 )     (1,146,712 )

Accumulated depreciation expense for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     2,644,598       2,611,143       2,565,218  

Capitalization of syndication costs for income tax purposes, which are accounted for as cost of capital for financial reporting purposes

     2,624,555       2,624,555       2,624,555  

Accumulated rental income accrued for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     (150,208 )     (197,877 )     (209,550 )

Accumulated expenses deductible when paid for income tax purposes less than amounts accrued for financial reporting purposes

     106,301       106,301       106,301  

Partnership’s distribution payable

     0       62,517       0  

Other

     17,695       24,180       (7,800 )
                        

Income tax basis partners’ capital

   $ 7,432,043     $ 7,593,624     $ 7,658,465  
                        

 

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7. QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

Presented below is a summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

     2007 Quarters Ended  
     March 31    June 30     September 30    December 31  

Equity in income (loss) of Joint Ventures

   $ 47,654    $ 27,604     $ 50,362    $ (20,706 )

Interest and other income

   $ 15,435    $ 15,348     $ 15,434    $ 13,044  

Net income (loss)

   $ 32,679    $ (3,130 )   $ 29,198    $ (44,892 )

Net income (loss) allocated to limited partners:

          

Class A

   $ 32,679    $ (3,130 )   $ 29,198    $ (44,892 )

Class B

   $ 0    $ 0     $ 0    $ 0  

Net income (loss) per limited partner unit:

          

Class A

     $0.00      $0.00       $0.00      $0.00  

Class B

     $0.00      $0.00       $0.00      $0.00  

Distributions of operating cash per limited partner unit:

          

Class A(a)

     $0.00      $0.00       $0.00      $0.00  

Class B

     $0.00      $0.00       $0.00      $0.00  

 

     2006 Quarters Ended  
     March 31     June 30    September 30     December 31  

Equity in income (loss) of Joint Ventures

   $ 29,307     $ 28,369    $ 6,511     $ (603 )

Interest and other income

   $ 11,442     $ 13,278    $ 17,004     $ 14,843  

Net income (loss)

   $ (9,800 )   $ 311    $ (8,929 )   $ (9,392 )

Net income (loss) allocated to limited partners:

         

Class A

   $ (9,800 )   $ 311    $ (8,929 )   $ (9,392 )

Class B

   $ 0     $ 0    $ 0     $ 0  

Net income (loss) per limited partner unit:

         

Class A

     $0.00       $0.00      $0.00       $0.00  

Class B

     $0.00       $0.00      $0.00       $0.00  

Distributions of operating cash per limited partner unit:

         

Class A(a)

     $0.00       $0.00      $0.00       $0.00  

Class B

     $0.00       $0.00      $0.00       $0.00  

 

 

(a)

The quarterly per-unit amounts have been calculated using actual distribution for the respective quarters. Conversely, the corresponding distributions-per-unit amounts have been calculated assuming that the total distribution was earned ratably over the year. As a result, the sum of these quarterly per-unit amounts does not equal the respective annual per-unit amount presented in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Fund II and Fund III Associates:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Fund II and Fund III Associates (the “Joint Venture”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Joint Venture’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fund II and Fund III Associates as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/S/    FRAZIER & DEETER, LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

March 26, 2008

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Fund II and Fund III Associates:

We have audited the accompanying statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows of Fund II and Fund III Associates (the “Joint Venture”) for the year in the period ended December 31, 2005. Our audit also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Joint Venture’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 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 results of operations and cash flows of Fund II and Fund III Associates for the year in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/S/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 9, 2007

 

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FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

ASSETS

 

     2007    2006

Real estate assets, at cost:

     

Land

   $ 1,504,743    $ 1,504,743

Building and improvements, less accumulated depreciation of $7,081,161 and $7,237,578 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     4,060,523      4,480,963

Construction in Progress

     920      0
             

Total real estate assets

     5,566,186      5,985,706

Cash and cash equivalents

     472,758      633,001

Tenant receivables, net

     43,431      65,553

Deferred leasing costs, less accumulated amortization of $485,820 and $708,606 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     21,645      151,875

Other assets, net

     12,937      10,396
             

Total assets

   $ 6,116,957    $ 6,846,531
             
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 272,033    $ 135,547

Due to affiliate

     13,683      13,493

Deferred income

     95,474      159,764

Partnership distributions payable

     55,152      254,940
             

Total liabilities

     436,342      563,744

Partners’ capital:

     

Fund II and Fund II-OW

     3,621,339      4,005,310

Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

     2,059,276      2,277,477
             

Total partners’ capital

     5,680,615      6,282,787
             

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 6,116,957    $ 6,846,531
             

See accompanying notes.

 

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FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

     2007    2006    2005  

REVENUES:

        

Rental income

   $ 1,630,685    $ 1,739,437    $ 1,737,858  

Reimbursement income

     190,344      84,862      99,200  

Interest and other income

     21,973      25,842      2,146  
                      

Total revenues

     1,843,002      1,850,141      1,839,204  

EXPENSES:

        

Property operating costs

     807,511      814,375      748,704  

Management and leasing fees

     126,002      133,385      133,168  

Depreciation

     420,440      450,317      423,007  

Amortization

     89,365      102,553      102,554  

Lease termination expense

     0      94,104      0  

General and administrative

     113,430      53,486      61,772  
                      

Total expenses

     1,556,748      1,648,220      1,469,205  

EQUITY IN INCOME OF FUND II, III, VI AND VII ASSOCIATES

     0      0      20,934  
                      

NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     286,254      201,921      390,933  

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:

        

Operating income (loss)

     3,121      4,349      (6,388 )
                      

NET INCOME

   $ 289,375    $ 206,270    $ 384,545  
                      

See accompanying notes.

 

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FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

     Fund II
and
Fund II-OW
    Wells Real
Estate
Fund III, L.P.
    Total
Partners’
Capital
 

Balance, December 31, 2004

   $ 4,719,270     $ 2,681,364     $ 7,400,634  

Net income

     245,214       139,331       384,545  

Partnership distributions

     (502,076 )     (284,141 )     (786,217 )
                        

Balance, December 31, 2005

     4,462,408       2,536,554       6,998,962  

Net income

     131,457       74,813       206,270  

Partnership contributions

     17,818       10,760       28,578  

Partnership distributions

     (606,373 )     (344,650 )     (951,023 )
                        

Balance, December 31, 2006

     4,005,310       2,277,477       6,282,787  

Net income

     184,462       104,913       289,375  

Partnership distributions

     (568,433 )     (323,114 )     (891,547 )
                        

Balance, December 31, 2007

   $ 3,621,339     $ 2,059,276     $ 5,680,615  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

     2007     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income

   $ 289,375     $ 206,270     $ 384,545  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Equity in income of Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates

     0       0       (20,934 )

Depreciation

     420,440       450,317       423,007  

Amortization

     130,230       102,553       102,554  

Lease termination expense

     0       94,104       0  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

Decrease in tenant receivables, net

     22,122       123,593       89,047  

(Increase) decrease in other assets, net

     (2,541 )     126       (1,483 )

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     135,566       (77,257 )     (17,521 )

Increase (decrease) in due to affiliate

     190       2,294       (412 )

(Decrease) increase in deferred income

     (64,290 )     (4,933 )     3,895  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     931,092       897,067       962,698  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Investment in Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates

     0       0       (2,780 )

Investment in real estate assets

     0       0       (213,560 )
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     0       0       (216,340 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Operating distributions to joint venture partners in excess of accumulated earnings

     (1,091,335 )     (794,701 )     (798,387 )

Contributions from joint venture partners

     0       28,578       0  
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,091,335 )     (766,123 )     (798,387 )

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (160,243 )     130,944       (52,029 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

     633,001       502,057       554,086  
                        

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year

   $ 472,758     $ 633,001     $ 502,057  
                        

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Partnership distributions payable

   $ 53,268     $ 254,940     $ 98,618  
                        

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 920     $ 0     $ 0  
                        

Write-off of fully depreciated real estate costs

   $ 576,857     $ 3,479,795     $ 0  
                        

Write-off of fully amortized deferred leasing costs

   $ 353,016     $ 448,723     $ 0  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2007, 2006, AND 2005

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

In April 1989, Fund II and Fund II-OW entered into a Georgia general partnership with Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (“Wells Fund III”), known as Fund II and Fund III Associates (the “Joint Venture”) for the purposes of developing, constructing, operating, and selling commercial and industrial real properties. Fund II and Fund II-OW is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund II (“Wells Fund II”) and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW (“Wells Fund II-OW”).

In April 1989, the Joint Venture acquired an approximate 118,000 square foot, four-story office building, Boeing at the Atrium, in Houston, Texas. In 1991, Fund II and Fund II-OW contributed its interest in a 5.8-acre of land, known as the Brookwood Property, in Roswell, Georgia, to the Joint Venture. An approximate 7,000 square foot restaurant, Brookwood Grill, was developed on 1.5 acres of the Brookwood Property. During 1995, the remaining 4.3 acres of the Brookwood Property were transferred at cost to the Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates, a joint venture partnership between the Joint Venture, Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. (“Wells Fund VI”), and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. (“Wells Fund VII”). Development on this property of two buildings containing a total of approximately 49,500 square feet was substantially complete in 1996. Once constructed, this property became known as the Holcomb Bridge Property. The general partners of Wells Fund II, Wells Fund II-OW, and Wells Fund III are Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Capital, Inc. The general partners of Wells Fund VI and Wells Fund VII are Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Partners, L.P., a private Georgia limited partnership. Ownership interests were recomputed based on relative cumulative capital contributions from the joint venture partners.

On July 1, 2004, the Joint Venture and Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates sold Brookwood Grill and the Holcomb Bridge Property, respectively, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sales price of $9,500,000. As a result of the Brookwood Grill sale, the Joint Venture has been allocated net sale proceeds of approximately $2,318,000 and recognized a gain of approximately $771,000. As a result of the sale of the Holcomb Bridge Property, the Joint Venture received net sale proceeds of approximately $1,614,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $462,000. Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates wound up its affairs in 2005 by, among other things, collecting the outstanding receivables, satisfying outstanding payables, and distributing any residual cash balances to the joint venture partners. Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates was terminated during 2006 in accordance with the relevant dissolution and termination provisions of the Georgia Uniform Partnership Act.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Joint Venture’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Joint Venture’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Revenue Recognition

The Joint Venture’s leases typically include renewal options, escalation provisions and provisions requiring tenants to reimburse the Joint Venture for a pro-rata share of operating costs incurred. All of the Joint Venture’s leases are classified as operating leases, and the related rental income, including scheduled rental rate increases (other than scheduled increases based on the Consumer Price Index) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Rents and tenant reimbursements collected in advance are recorded as deferred income in the accompanying balance sheets.

Lease termination income is recognized when the tenant loses the right to lease the space and the Joint Venture has satisfied all obligations under the related lease or lease termination agreement.

The Joint Venture records the sale of real estate assets pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate. Accordingly, gains are recognized upon completing the sale and, among other things, determining the sale price and transferring all of the risks and rewards of ownership without significant continuing involvement with the seller. Recognition of all or a portion of the gain would be deferred until both of these conditions are met. Losses are recognized in full as of the sale date.

Real Estate Assets

Real estate assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Amounts capitalized to real estate assets consist of the cost of acquisition or construction, and any tenant improvements or major improvements and betterments which extend the useful life of the related asset. The Joint Venture considers the period of future benefit of the asset to determine the appropriate useful lives. These assessments have a direct impact on net income. Upon receiving notification of a tenant’s intention to terminate a lease, undepreciated tenant improvements are written off to lease termination expense. All repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

The estimated useful lives of the Joint Venture’s real estate assets by class are provided below:

 

Buildings

   40 years

Building improvements

   5-25 years

Land improvements

   20 years

Tenant improvements

   Shorter of lease term or economic life

Management continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the real estate assets owned by the Joint Venture may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present, management assesses whether the respective carrying values will be recovered with the undiscounted future operating cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition for assets held for use, or with the estimated fair values, less costs to sell, for assets held for sale. In the event that the expected undiscounted future cash flows for assets held for use or the estimated fair value, less costs to sell, for assets held for sale do not exceed the respective asset carrying value, management adjusts such assets to the respective estimated fair values, as defined by SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, and recognizes an impairment loss. Estimated fair values are calculated based on the following information, dependent upon availability, in order of preference: (i) recently quoted market prices, (ii) market prices for comparable properties, or (iii) the present value of undiscounted cash flows, including estimated salvage value. The Joint Venture has determined that there has been no impairment in the carrying value of any of the real estate assets held as of December 31, 2007.

Projections of expected future cash flows require management to estimate future market rental income amounts subsequent to the expiration of current lease agreements, property operating expenses, discount rates, the number of months it takes to re-lease the property, and the number of years the property is held for investment. The use

 

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of inappropriate assumptions in the future cash flow analysis would result in an incorrect assessment of the property’s future cash flows and fair value, and could result in the overstatement of the carrying value of the Joint Venture’s real estate assets and net income.

Investment in Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates

The Joint Venture evaluated its investment in Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates and concluded that it was not a variable interest entity under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which supersedes FIN No. 46 and is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements. The Joint Venture did not have control over the operations of Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates; however, it did exercise significant influence. Approval by the Joint Venture as well as the other joint venture partners was required for any major decision or any action that would materially affect Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates, or its real property investments. Accordingly, upon applying the provisions of SFAS No. 94, Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, ARB No. 51, and Statement of Position No. 78-9, Accounting for Investments In Real Estate Ventures, the Joint Venture accounted for its investment in Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates using the equity method of accounting, whereby original investments were recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for contributions, distributions, and net income (loss) attributable to the Joint Venture. Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreements, all income (loss) and distributions were allocated to joint venture partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests. Distributions of net cash from operations, if available, were generally distributed to the joint venture partners on a quarterly basis.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Joint Venture considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments. Short-term investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of investments in money market accounts.

Tenant Receivables, net

Tenant receivables are comprised of tenant receivables and straight-line rent receivables. Management assesses the collectibility of tenant receivables on an ongoing basis and provides for allowances as such balances, or portions thereof, become uncollectible. In 2006, upon receiving notification of a tenant’s intention to terminate a lease, unamortized straight-line rent receivables were written off to lease termination expense. An allowance of $1,694 is included in tenant receivables as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Deferred Leasing Costs, net

Deferred leasing costs reflect costs incurred to procure operating leases, which are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. The remaining unamortized balance of deferred leasing costs will be amortized over a weighted-average period of approximately three months. In 2006, upon receiving notification of the tenant’s intention to terminate the lease, the unamortized deferred leasing costs were written-off to lease termination expense.

Other Assets, net

Other assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, is comprised of the following balances:

 

     2007    2006

Prepaid property insurance

   $ 10,138    $ 6,302

Interest receivable

     1,622      2,608

Refundable security deposits

     1,000      1,000

Other

     177      486
             

Total

   $ 12,937    $ 10,396
             

 

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Management assesses the collectibility of other assets on an ongoing basis and provides for allowances as such balances, or portions thereof, become uncollectible. An allowance of $8,530 is included in other assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Prepaid property insurance is recognized in the period in which the coverage is provided. Interest receivable represents interest earned during the period presented, which will be received in the following month. Refundable security deposits represent cash deposits received from tenants. Pursuant to the respective leases, the Joint Venture may apply such balances towards unpaid receivable balances or property damages, where applicable, or is obligated to refund remaining balances to the tenants upon the expiration of their related lease term. Balances without a future economic benefit are written off as they are identified.

Allocation of Income and Distributions

Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreement, income and distributions are allocated to the joint venture partners based upon their respective ownership interests as determined by relative cumulative capital contributions, as defined. Fund II and Fund II-OW and Wells Fund III held ownership interests in the Joint Venture of approximately 63% and 37%, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net cash from operations is generally distributed to the joint venture partners on a quarterly basis.

Income Taxes

The Joint Venture is not subject to federal or state income taxes; therefore, none have been provided for in the accompanying financial statements. The partners of Wells Fund II, Wells Fund II-OW, and Wells Fund III are required to include their respective share of profits and losses from the Joint Venture in their individual income tax returns.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS No. 159 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Joint Venture is currently assessing these provisions and evaluating the financial impact of SFAS No. 159 on its financial statements; however, it is not currently planning to adopt the fair value option in 2008.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures required for fair value measurements under GAAP, including amending SFAS No. 144. SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, as opposed to an entity-specific measurement. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 157-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13, (“FSP 157-1”). FSP 157-1, which is effective upon the initial adoption of SFAS No. 157, excludes SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, as well as other accounting pronouncements that address fair value measurements on lease classification or measurement under SFAS No. 13, from the scope of SFAS No. 157. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. SFAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 (“FSP 157-2”). FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonrecurring nonfinancial assets and liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Accordingly, FSP 157-2 will be effective for the Joint Venture beginning January 1, 2009 and all other aspects of SFAS No. 157 will be effective for the Joint Venture beginning January 1, 2008. The Joint Venture is currently assessing the provisions and evaluating the financial impact of SFAS No. 157, FSP 157-1, and FSP 157-2 on its financial statements; however, does not believe the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

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In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which clarifies the relevant criteria and approach for the recognition, derecognition, and measurement of uncertain tax positions. FIN No. 48 was effective for the Joint Venture beginning January 1, 2007. The adoption of this pronouncement has not had a material impact on the Joint Venture’s financial statements.

 

3. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Management and Leasing Fees

Wells Fund II, Wells Fund II-OW, and Wells Fund III entered into a property management and leasing agreement with Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of their general partners. In accordance with the property management and leasing agreement, Wells Management receives compensation for the management and leasing of the Joint Venture’s properties, the Joint Venture will generally pay Wells Management fees equal to (a) of the gross revenues collected monthly, 3% for management services and 3% for leasing services, plus a separate fee for the one-time lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties, which is assessed periodically based on market studies; or (b) in the case of commercial properties which are leased on a long-term net basis (10 or more years), 1% of the gross revenues, except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, the Joint Venture incurred management and leasing fees that are payable to Wells Management of $109,827, $116,585, and $116,480, respectively, portions of which are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations.

Administrative Reimbursements

Wells Management performs certain administrative services for the Joint Venture, relating to accounting, property management, and other joint venture administration, and incurs the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among these entities based on time spent on each entity by individual personnel. In the opinion of management, this is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. During 2007, 2006, and 2005, the Joint Venture incurred administrative expenses of $52,850, $27,221, and $35,209, respectively, payable to Wells Management, portions of which are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations.

Due to Affiliate

As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, due to affiliate balances reflect the following items due to Wells Management:

 

     2007    2006

Administrative reimbursements

   $ 7,954    $ 3,877

Property management fees

     5,729      9,616
             
   $ 13,683    $ 13,493
             

 

4. INVESTMENT IN FUND II, III, VI AND VII ASSOCIATES

As of December 31, 2005, the Joint Venture owned an interest of approximately 23% in Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates. In 2005, Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates wound up its affairs by, among other things, collecting the outstanding receivables, satisfying outstanding payables, and distributing all residual cash balances to the joint venture partners. Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates was terminated in 2006 in accordance with the relevant dissolution and termination provisions of the Georgia Uniform Partnership Act.

 

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Condensed financial information for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 is presented below:

 

Total Revenues

 

Loss From

Continuing Operations

 

Income From

Discontinued Operations

 

Net Income

For The Years Ended
December 31,

 

For The Years Ended
December 31,

 

For The Years Ended
December 31,

 

For The Years Ended
December 31,

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

$0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $(4,799)   $0   $0   $94,148   $0   $0   $89,349
                                             

The Joint Venture allocates its share of earnings generated by the property owned by Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates to its joint venture partners pursuant to the joint venture agreement provisions outlined in Note 2 for allocation of income and distributions. The components of income from discontinued operations recognized by Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates are provided below:

 

For The Year Ended

December 31, 2007

 

For The Year Ended

December 31, 2006

 

For The Year Ended

December 31, 2005

Operating
Income

 

Gain

on Sale

 

Total

 

Operating
Income

 

Gain

on Sale

 

Total

 

Operating
Loss

 

Gain

on Sale

 

Total

$0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $(6,038)   $100,186(1)   $94,148
                                 

 

 

(1)

Represents additional gain recognized on the sale of the Holcomb Bridge Property, which was deferred at closing related to a rental guarantee for certain space at the Holcomb Bridge Property.

 

5. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Joint Venture has classified the results of operations related to the office component of Brookwood Grill, which was sold on July 1, 2004, as discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations. The details comprising income (loss) from discontinued operations are presented below:

 

     2007    2006    2005  

Rental income

   $ 3,774    $ 3,728    $ 3,728  

Interest and other income

     0      621      0  
                      

Total revenues

     3,774      4,349      3,728  

Property operating costs

     0      0      852  

Management and leasing fees

     653      0      112  

Bad debt expense

     0      0      9,152  
                      

Total expenses

     653      0      10,116  
                      

Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ 3,121    $ 4,349    $ (6,388 )
                      

 

6. RENTAL INCOME

As of December 31, 2007, the future minimum rental income due to the Joint Venture under noncancelable operating leases is approximately $266,000 through March 31, 2008. One tenant generated approximately 100% of rental income for the year ended December 31, 2007, and will generate approximately 100% of future minimum rental income.

 

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FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

SCHEDULE III – REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

        Initial Cost   Costs
Capitalized

Subsequent To
Acquisition(c)
  Gross Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2007            

Description

  Encumbrances   Land   Buildings and
Improvements
    Land   Buildings and
Improvements
  Construction
in Progress
  Total   Accumulated
Depreciation(b)
  Date of
Construction
  Date
Acquired

BOEING AT THE ATRIUM(a)

  None   $1,367,000   $11,409,245   $(128,898)   $1,504,743   $11,141,684   $920   $12,647,347   $7,081,161   1988   4/03/89

 

 

(a)

Boeing at the Atrium is a four-story office building located in Houston, Texas.

 

 

(b)

Buildings, land improvements, building improvements, and tenant improvements are depreciated using the straight-line method over 40 years, 20 years, 5 to 25 years, and the shorter of the economic life or corresponding lease terms, respectively.

 

 

(c)

Includes acquisition and advisory fees and acquisition expense reimbursements applied at acquisition.

 

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FUND II AND FUND III ASSOCIATES

SCHEDULE III – REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

     Cost     Accumulated
Depreciation
 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2004

   $ 16,489,519     $ 9,789,754  

Additions

     213,560       423,007  
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2005

     16,703,079       10,212,761  

Additions

     0       504,612 (1)

Dispositions

     (3,479,795 )     (3,479,795 )
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2006

     13,223,284       7,237,578  

Additions

     920       420,440  

Dispositions

     (576,857 )     (576,857 )
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2007

   $ 12,647,347     $ 7,081,161  
                

 

 

(1)

Included in the number presented is $54,295, which is included in lease termination expense in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

TO

2007 FORM 10-K

OF

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P.

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report. Those exhibits previously filed and incorporated herein by reference are identified below by an asterisk. For each such asterisked exhibit, there is shown below the description of the previous filing. Exhibits which are not required for this report are omitted.

 

Exhibit
Number

    

Description of Document

*4 (a)    Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Exhibit B to the Prospectus, Commission File No. 33-24063)
*4 (b)    Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (Exhibit 4(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Commission File No. 33-24063)
*4 (c)    Second Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (Exhibit 4(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Commission File No. 33-24063)
*4 (d)    Third Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Commission File No. 33-24063)
*10 (a)    Management Agreement between Registrant and Wells Management Company, Inc. (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (b)    Leasing and Tenant Coordination Agreement between Registrant and Wells Management Company, Inc. (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (c)    Purchase Agreement for the Acquisition of the Atrium at Nassau Bay dated March 1, 1989 (Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (d)    Joint Venture Agreement of Fund II and Fund III Associates dated March 1, 1989 (Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Commission File No. 33-24063)
*10 (e)    First Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement of Fund II and Fund III Associates dated April 1, 1989 (Exhibit 10(k) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (f)    Leases with Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Company, Inc. (Exhibit 10(l) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (g)    Custodial Agency Agreement between Registrant and Citizens and Southern Trust Company (Georgia), National Association dated January 1, 1990 (Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Commission File No. 33-24063)
*10 (h)    Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of the Greenville Property dated April 10, 1990 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-18407)


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Exhibit
Number

    

Description of Document

*10 (i)    Development Agreement with ADEVCO Corporation dated June 15, 1990 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (j)    Construction Contract with McDevitt & Street Company dated May 31, 1990 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (k)    Lease with International Business Machines Corporation dated May 15, 1990 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1990, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (l)    Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement of Fund II and Fund III Associates (Exhibit 10(o) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (m)    Land and Building Lease Agreement between Fund II and Fund II-OW and Brookwood Grill of Roswell, Inc. (Exhibit 10(p) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (n)    Assignment and Assumption of Lease dated September 20, 1991 between Fund II and Fund II-OW and Fund II and Fund III Associates (Exhibit 10(q) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (o)    Fund III and Fund IV Associates Joint Venture Agreement dated March 27, 1991 (Exhibit 10(g) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (p)    Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated October 31, 1990 between 675 Industrial Park, Ltd. and The Vlass-Fotos Group, Inc. (Exhibit 10(h) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (q)    Lease dated January 31, 1991 between The Vlass-Fotos Group, Inc. and The Kroger Co. (Exhibit 10(i) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (r)    Lease Agreement dated January 31, 1991 between The Vlass-Fotos Group, Inc. and The Kroger Co. (Exhibit 10(j) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (s)    First Amendment to Lease dated April 3, 1991 between The Vlass-Fotos Group, Inc. and The Kroger Co. (Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (t)    First Amendment to Lease Agreement dated April 3, 1991 between The Vlass-Fotos Group, Inc. and The Kroger Co. (Exhibit 10(l) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (u)    Development Agreement dated April 4, 1991 between Fund III and Fund IV Associates and The Vlass-Fotos Group, Inc. (Exhibit 10(m) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Commission File No. 33-37830)
*10 (v)    First Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement of Fund III and IV Associates dated July 1, 1992 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, Commission File No. 0-18407)


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Exhibit
Number

    

Description of Document

*10 (w)    Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Property between Rowe Properties-Markel, L.P. and Fund III and Fund IV Associates and Addendum to Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Property (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (x)    Office Lease with G.E. Lighting, Rider No. 1 to Lease, Addendum of Lease, Second Addendum of Lease, Third Amendment of Lease and Fourth Amendment to Office Lease (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (y)    Amended and Restated Custodial Agency Agreement between Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A. dated April 1, 1994 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (z)    Joint Venture Agreement of Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates (Exhibit 10(w) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, Commission File No. 0-23656)
*10 (aa)    Amendments to the Brookwood Grill Lease (Exhibit 10(aa) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (bb)    Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Greenville Center (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10  (cc)    Lease Agreement with The Boeing Company (Exhibit 10(bb) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (dd)    First Amendment to Lease Agreement with The Boeing Company (Exhibit 10(cc) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (ee)    Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with The Boeing Company (Exhibit 10(dd) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (ff)    Third Amendment to Lease Agreement with The Boeing Company (Exhibit 10(ee) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (gg)    Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of Stockbridge Village Shopping Center, Stockbridge Village II, Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion and Hannover Center (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (hh)    Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of 880 Holcomb Bridge Road and Brookwood Grill (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, Commission File No. 0-16518)
*10 (ii)    Lease Agreement with Apex Systems, Inc. for a portion of the 4400 Cox Road Building (Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the quarter ended September, 2004, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (jj)    Lease Agreement with New York Life Insurance Company for a portion of the 440 Cox Road Building (Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, Commission File No. 0-18407)


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Exhibit
Number

    

Description of Document

*10 (kk)    Purchase and Sale Agreement for the 4400 Cox Road Building (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*16      Letter from Ernst & Young LLP dated September 27, 2006 regarding change in accountants (Exhibit 16.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. filed on September 27, 2006, Commission File No. 0-18407)
31 .1      Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31 .2      Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32 .1      Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002