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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
     
þ   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
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                     to                     .
Commission file number 0-23886
CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  94-3186624
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Front Street, Suite 925, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 677-8990
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
    Name of each exchange on
Title of each class   which registered
     
Not Applicable    
     
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) 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. þ
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “ accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a samller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
Documents Incorporated by Reference:
Prospectus of Cronos Global Income Fund XV, L.P., dated December 17, 1993 included as part of Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356).
 
 

 


 

CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year
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PART I
Item 1. Business
     (a) General Development of Business
     Cronos Global Income Fund XV, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of California on August 26, 1993, for the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo containers, special purpose containers and container-related equipment. The Partnership was initially capitalized with $100 and commenced offering its limited partnership interests to the public subsequent to December 17, 1993, pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-69356). On October 12, 1994, the Partnership filed a Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form S-1. The offering terminated on December 15, 1995.
     The Partnership raised $143,031,380 in subscription proceeds. The following table sets forth the use of said subscription proceeds:
                 
            Percentage of  
    Amount     Gross Proceeds  
Gross Subscription Proceeds
  $ 143,031,380       100.0 %
 
Public Offering Expenses:
               
Underwriting Commissions
  $ 14,303,138       10.0 %
Offering and Organization Expenses
  $ 2,977,551       2.1 %
 
           
 
               
Total Public Offering Expenses
  $ 17,280,689       12.1 %
 
           
 
               
Net Proceeds
  $ 125,750,691       87.9 %
 
               
Acquisition Fees
  $ 5,918,588       4.1 %
 
               
Working Capital Reserve
  $ 1,460,334       1.0 %
 
           
 
               
Gross Proceeds Invested in Equipment
  $ 118,371,769       82.8 %
 
           
     The general partner of the Partnership is Cronos Capital Corp. (“CCC”). CCC and other affiliated companies are now wholly-owned by Cronos Ltd, a Bermuda exempted company (the “Parent Company”) and are collectively referred to as the “Group.” The leasing activities of the Group are managed through the Parent Company’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Cronos Containers Limited (the “Leasing Agent”). The Leasing Agent manages the leasing operations of all equipment owned by the Group on its own behalf or on behalf of other container owners, including all programs organized by CCC.
     On December 1, 1993, the Leasing Agent entered into a Leasing Agent Agreement with the Partnership whereby the parties contracted for the Leasing Agent to manage the leasing operations for all equipment owned by the Partnership.
     Prior to August 1, 2007, the parent company of CCC was The Cronos Group (“TCG”). TCG announced on February 28, 2007, that it had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Asset Purchase Agreement”) with CRX Acquisition Ltd (“CRX”) and FB Transportation Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FB Transportation”). Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and subject to the conditions stated therein, TCG agreed to sell all of its assets to CRX and CRX agreed to assume all of TCG’s liabilities. FB Transportation is part of the Fortis group of companies, which included TCG’s lead lender and a partner in container leasing joint venture with TCG.
     At a special meeting held August 1, 2007, TCG’s shareholders approved the Asset Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, including TCG’s dissolution and liquidation. Closing of the sale of TCG’s assets and liabilities to CRX occurred later that same day. Promptly following the closing, TCG changed its name to CRG Liquidation Company, and CRX changed its name to Cronos Ltd.

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     The container leasing business of TCG has been continued by the Parent Company as a private company. Management of TCG has continued as the management of the Parent Company and acquired at closing an equity interest in the Parent Company.
     See Item 7 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” herein for discussion of recent developments of the Partnership’s business.
     For information concerning the Partnership’s owned containers, see Item 2, “Properties”.
     (b) Financial Information About Segments
     An operating segment is a component of an enterprise that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and about which separate financial information is available. The Leasing Agent’s management operates the Partnership’s container fleet as a homogenous unit and has determined that as such it has a single reportable operating segment.
     The Partnership derives revenues from dry cargo and specialized containers. Specialized containers comprise refrigerated and tank containers. A summary of gross lease revenue earned by each Partnership container product for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 follows:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
Dry cargo containers
  $ 5,648,238     $ 7,727,830     $ 10,294,376  
Refrigerated containers
    502,400       760,339       1,015,392  
Tank containers
    602,016       562,421       625,922  
 
                 
 
Total
  $ 6,752,654     $ 9,050,590     $ 11,935,690  
 
                 
     Due to the Partnership’s lack of information regarding the physical location of its fleet of containers when on lease in the global shipping trade, it is impracticable to provide geographic area information. Any attempt to separate “foreign” operations from “domestic” operations would be dependent on definitions and assumptions that are so subjective as to render the information meaningless and potentially misleading. Accordingly, the Partnership believes that it does not possess discernible geographic reporting segments as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”, (“SFAS 131”).
     (c) Narrative Description of Business
          A marine cargo container is a reusable metal container designed for the efficient carriage of cargo with a minimum of exposure to loss from damage or theft. Containers are manufactured to conform to worldwide standards of container dimensions and containership fittings adopted by the International Standards Organization (“ISO”) in 1968. The standard dry marine cargo container is either 20’ long x 8’ wide x 8’6” high (one twenty-foot equivalent unit (“TEU”), the standard unit of physical measurement in the container industry) or 40’ long x 8’ wide x 8’6” high (two TEU). Standardization of the construction, maintenance and handling of containers allows containers to be picked up, dropped off, stored and repaired efficiently throughout the world. This standardization is the foundation on which the container industry has developed.
     One of the primary benefits of containerization has been the ability of the shipping industry to effectively lower freight rates due to the efficiencies created by standardized intermodal containers. Containers can be handled much more efficiently than loose cargo and are typically shipped via several modes of transportation, including ship, truck and rail. Containers require loading and unloading only once and remain sealed until arrival at the final destination, significantly reducing transport time, labor and handling costs and losses due to damage and theft. Efficient movement of containerized cargo between ship and shore reduces the amount of time that a ship must spend in port.
     The logistical advantages and reduced freight rates brought about by containerization have been major catalysts for world trade growth since the late 1960’s, resulting in an increased demand for containers. The world’s container fleet has grown from an estimated 270,000 TEU in 1969

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to approximately 25 million TEU by the end of 2007. The container leasing business is cyclical, and depends largely upon the rate of growth in the volume of world trade.
Benefits of Leasing
     The container fleets of leasing companies represent approximately 42% of the world’s container fleet with the balance owned predominantly by shipping lines. Shipping lines, which traditionally operate on tight profit margins, often supplement their owned fleet of containers by leasing a portion of their equipment from container leasing companies and, in doing so, achieve the following financial and operational benefits:
    Leasing provides shipping lines with the flexibility to respond to rapidly changing market opportunities as they arise without relying exclusively on their own containers;
 
    Leasing allows shipping lines to respond to changing seasonal and trade route demands, thereby optimizing their capital investment and minimizing storage costs;
 
    Leasing enables shipping lines to expand their trade routes and market shares at a relatively low cost without making a permanent commitment to support their new structure;
 
    Leasing allows the shipping lines to utilize the equipment they need without having to make large capital expenditures;
 
    Leasing offers a shipping line an alternative source of financing in a traditionally capital-intensive industry; and,
 
    Leasing allows shipping lines to benefit from the relationships between container manufacturers and leasing companies.
Fleet Profile
     The Partnership owns high-quality marine cargo containers manufactured to specifications that exceed ISO standards and are designed to minimize repair and operating costs.
     Dry cargo containers are the most commonly used type of container in the shipping industry, used to carry a wide variety of cargoes ranging from heavy industrial raw materials to light-weight finished goods. The Partnership’s dry cargo container fleet is constructed of all Corten® steel (i.e., Corten® roofs, walls, doors and undercarriage), which is a high-tensile steel yielding greater damage and corrosion resistance than mild steel.
     Refrigerated containers are used to transport temperature-sensitive products, such as meat, fruit and vegetables. All of the Partnership’s refrigerated containers are constructed of high grade stainless steel and / or aluminum and utilize sophisticated refrigeration machinery. The majority of the Partnership’s 20-foot refrigerated containers have high-grade stainless steel outer walls, while most of the Partnership’s 40-foot refrigerated containers are steel framed with aluminum outer walls to reduce weight. As with the dry cargo containers, all refrigerated containers are designed to minimize repair and maintenance and maximize damage resistance. Refrigerated containers are technologically more complex than other types of marine cargo containers.
     The Partnership’s tank container fleet is constructed and maintained in accordance with international codes for the worldwide transport and storage of bulk liquids on both land and sea. These codes include the ISO, the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) standards and recommendations and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (the “ASME”) VIII Pressure Vessel Design Code. The Partnership’s tank fleet may carry highly flammable materials, corrosives, toxics and oxidizing substances, but are also capable of carrying non-hazardous materials and foodstuffs. They have a capacity of 24,000 liters and are generally insulated and equipped with steam or electrical heating.

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     The following table sets forth the number of containers owned by the Partnership by container type and lease type as of December 31, 2007:
                                                 
    Dry Cargo   Refrigerated   Tank
    Containers   Containers   Containers
                    40-Foot           40-Foot    
    20-Foot   40-Foot   High-Cube   20-Foot   High-Cube   24,000-Liter
Containers on lease:
                                               
Master lease
    8,671       3,455       1,242       93       7       125  
Term lease
                                               
Short term1
    1,778       201       112       10             39  
Long term2
    2,284       966       99       3       9       24  
Sales-type lease
    40       29       5       36       6        
 
                                               
Subtotal
    12,773       4,651       1,458       142       22       188  
Containers off lease
    441       148       57       13       2       10  
 
                                               
Total container fleet
    13,214       4,799       1,515       155       24       198  
 
                                               
 
1.   Short term leases represent term leases that are either scheduled for renegotiation or that may expire in 2008.
 
2.   Long term leases represent term leases, the majority of which will expire between 2009 and 2012.
     The Leasing Agent makes payments to the Partnership based upon rentals collected from customers.
Types of Leases
     The Leasing Agent leases the Partnership’s containers primarily to shipping lines operating in major trade routes (see Item 1(d)). The Partnership’s marine containers may be leased pursuant to master leases, term leases, and sales-type leases.
    Master leases. Master leases provide customers with flexibility by allowing them to pick up containers where and when required on pre-agreed terms, subject to restrictions and availability. Master leases also define the number of containers that may be returned within each calendar month, the permitted return locations and applicable drop-off charges. Due to the increased flexibility they offer, master leases usually command higher per diem rates and generate more ancillary revenue (including pick-up, drop-off, handling and off-hire revenue) than term leases. The commercial terms of master leases are usually negotiated or renewed annually.
 
    Term leases. Term leases are for a fixed quantity of containers for a fixed period of time, typically ranging from three to five years. In most cases, containers cannot be returned prior to the expiration of the lease. Some term lease agreements contain early termination penalties that apply in the event of early redelivery. Term leases provide greater revenue stability to the lessor, but usually at lower lease rates than master leases. Ocean carriers use term leases to lower their operating costs when they have a need for an identified number of containers for a specified term.
 
    Sales-type leases. Sales-type leases are long-term in nature, usually ranging from three to seven years, and require relatively low levels of customer service. They ordinarily require fixed payments over a defined period and provide customers with an option to purchase the subject containers at the end of the lease term. Per-diem rates include an element of repayment of capital and therefore are usually higher than rates charged under either term or master leases.
     The percentage of containers on term, master and other lease types varies widely among leasing companies, depending upon each company’s leasing strategy.
     Lease rates depend on several factors including a customer’s financial strength, type of lease, length of term, type and age of the containers, container replacement costs, interest rates, maintenance provided, and market conditions.
     The terms and conditions of the Leasing Agent’s leases provide that customers are responsible for paying all taxes and service charges arising from container use, maintaining the containers in good and safe operating condition while on lease and paying for repairs, excluding ordinary wear and tear, upon redelivery. Some leases provide for a “damage protection plan” whereby customers, for an additional payment (which may be in the form of a higher per-diem rate), are relieved of the responsibility of paying some of the repair costs upon redelivery of the containers. The Leasing Agent provides this service to selected customers. Repairs provided under such plans are carried out by the same depots, under the same procedures, as are repairs to containers not covered by such plans. Customers also are required to insure leased containers against physical damage and loss, and against third party liability for loss, damage, bodily injury or death.

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Customers
     The Partnership does not believe that its ongoing business is dependent upon a single sub-lessee of the Leasing Agent, although the loss of one or more of the Leasing Agent’s sub-lessees could have an adverse effect upon its business. The following sub-lessees of the Leasing Agent, each generated more than 10% of the gross lease revenue earned on the Partnership equipment in 2007. Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (“HSDGKG”) generated approximately 19%, or $1,315,503, and Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (“MSC”) generated approximately 15%, or $994,345, of the Leasing Agent’s gross lease revenue earned on behalf of the Partnership. The majority of the Leasing Agent’s sub-lessees are billed and pay in United States dollars.
     The Leasing Agent sets maximum credit limits for all of the Partnership’s customers, limiting the number of containers leased to each according to established credit criteria. The Leasing Agent continually tracks its credit exposure to each customer. The Leasing Agent’s credit committee meets quarterly to analyze the performance of the Partnership’s customers and to recommend actions to be taken in order to minimize credit risks. The Leasing Agent uses specialist third party credit information services and reports prepared by local staff to assess credit quality.
     The Partnership may be subject to unexpected loss in rental revenue from sub-lessees of its containers that default under their container lease agreements with the Leasing Agent. The Partnership and Leasing Agent maintain insurance against loss or damage to the containers, loss of lease revenue in certain cases and costs of container recovery and repair in the event that a customer declared bankruptcy.
Repair and Maintenance
     All containers are inspected and repaired when redelivered by customers, who are obligated to pay for all damage repair, excluding wear and tear, according to standardized industry guidelines. Some customers are relieved of the responsibility of paying some repair costs upon redelivery of containers, as described under “Description of Business – Lease Profile.” Depots in major port areas perform repair and maintenance that is verified by either independent surveyors or the Leasing Agent’s technical and operations staff.
     Before any repair or refurbishment is authorized on older containers in the Partnership’s fleet, the Leasing Agent’s technical and operations staff reviews the age, condition and type of container, and its suitability for continued leasing. The Leasing Agent compares the cost of such repair or refurbishment with the prevailing market resale price that might be obtained for that container and makes the decision whether to repair or sell the container accordingly. The Leasing Agent is authorized to make this decision on behalf of the Partnership and makes this decision by applying the same standards to the Partnership’s containers as to its other managed containers.
Disposition of Used Containers
     The Partnership estimates that the useful operational life for its containers is 15 years. On behalf of the Partnership, the Leasing Agent disposes of used containers in a worldwide secondary market in which buyers include wholesalers, mini-storage operations, construction companies and others. The market for used containers generally depends on new container prices, the quantity of containers targeted for disposal and the overall lease market for containers at a particular location. As the Partnership’s fleet ages, a larger proportion of its revenue and cash flow may be derived from selling its containers.

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Operations
     The Partnership’s sales and marketing operations are conducted through the Leasing Agent in the United Kingdom, with support provided by area offices and dedicated agents located in San Francisco; New Jersey; Antwerp; Genoa; Gothenburg; Hamburg; Singapore; Hong Kong; Sydney; Tokyo; Taipei; Seoul; Rio de Janeiro; Shanghai, Lisbon and Chennai.
     The Leasing Agent also maintains agency relationships with approximately 13 independent agents around the world, which are generally paid a commission based upon the amount of revenues generated in the region or the number of containers that are leased from their area. The agents are located in jurisdictions where the volume of the Leasing Agent’s business necessitates a presence in the area but is not sufficient to justify a fully-functioning Leasing Agent office or dedicated agent. Agents provide marketing support to the area offices covering the region, together with limited operational support.
     In addition, the Leasing Agent relies on the services of approximately 186 independently-owned and operated depots around the world to inspect, repair, maintain and store containers while off-hire. The Leasing Agent’s area offices authorize all container movements into and out of the depot and supervise all repairs and maintenance performed by the depot. The Leasing Agent’s technical staff sets the standards for repair of its managed fleet throughout the world and monitors the quality of depot repair work. The depots provide a link to the Leasing Agent’s operations, as the redelivery of a container into a depot is the point at which the container is off-hired from one customer and repaired in preparation for re-leasing to the next customer.
     The Leasing Agent’s global network is integrated with its computer system and provides 24-hour communication between offices, agents and depots. The system allows the Leasing Agent to manage and control the Partnership’s fleet on a global basis, providing it with the responsiveness and flexibility necessary to service the leasing market effectively. This system is an integral part of the Leasing Agent’s service, as it processes information received from the various offices, generates billings to customers and produces a wide range of reports on all aspects of the Leasing Agent’s leasing activities. The system records the life history of each container, including the length of time on and off-hire, repair costs, as well as port activity trends, leasing activity and equipment data per customer. The operations and marketing data is fully interfaced with the finance and accounting system to provide revenue, cost and asset information to management and staff around the world.
     In recent years, the Leasing Agent and other lessors have developed certain internet-based applications to enhance its customer support network, allowing customers access to make on-line product inquiries. The Leasing Agent will introduce other internet-based applications to support its global operations when suitable applications are identified.
Insurance
     The Leasing Agent’s lease agreements typically require customers to obtain insurance to cover all risks of physical damage and loss of the equipment under lease, as well as public liability and property damage insurance. However, the precise nature and amount of the insurance carried by each customer may vary. In addition, the Leasing Agent has purchased secondary insurance effective in the event that a customer fails to have adequate primary coverage. This insurance covers liability arising out of bodily injury and/or property damage as a result of the ownership and operation of the containers, as well as insurance against loss or damage to the containers, loss of lease revenue in certain cases and cost of container recovery and repair in the event that a customer goes into bankruptcy. The Leasing Agent believes that the nature and the amounts of its insurance are customary in the container leasing industry and subject to standard industry deductions and exclusions.
     The Partnership’s containers are leased globally; therefore, seasonal fluctuations are minimal. Other economic and business factors to which the transportation industry in general and the container leasing industry in particular are subject include fluctuations in general business conditions and fluctuations in supply and demand for equipment resulting from, among other things, obsolescence, changes in the methods or economics of a particular mode of transportation or changes in governmental regulations or safety standards.
     The Partnership established an initial working capital reserve of approximately 1% of subscription proceeds raised. In addition, the Partnership may reserve additional amounts from anticipated cash distributions to the partners to meet working capital requirements.

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     Amounts due under master leases are calculated at the end of each month and billed approximately six to eight days thereafter. Amounts due under term and sales-type leases are set forth in the respective lease agreements. Payment is normally received within 60-90 days of billing. Past due penalties are not customarily collected from customers and, accordingly, are not generally levied by the Leasing Agent against customers of the Partnership’s containers.
     Container leasing companies compete not only with one another but also with their customers, primarily the shipping lines. Approximately 42% of the world’s container fleet is owned by container leasing companies, with the balance owned by shipping lines and other non-leasing owners. In times of slow economic and trade growth, shipping lines are more apt to reduce the level of leased containers in their fleets and rely on their fleet of owned containers.
     Competition among container leasing companies is based upon several factors, including the location and availability of inventory, lease rates, the type, quality and condition of the lessor’s containers, the quality and flexibility of the service offered, the availability of suitable financing, and the professional relationship between the customer and the lessor. Other factors include the speed with which a Leasing Agent can prepare its containers for lease and the ease with which a customer believes it can do business with a lessor or its local area office.
     The Leasing Agent, on behalf of the Partnership, competes with various container leasing companies in the markets in which it conducts business. Mergers and acquisitions have been a feature of the container leasing industry for over a decade, and currently, the container leasing market essentially comprises three distinct groups. The first group includes seven of the largest leasing companies that control almost 72% of the total leased fleet. The second group, consisting of six companies, which includes the Leasing Agent, controls approximately 18% of the total leased fleet. The third group controls the remaining 10%, and is comprised of smaller, more specialized fleet operators and new entrants to the container leasing industry who have been attracted by high levels of containerized trade and low entry barriers to the container leasing industry.
Some leasing companies have greater financial resources than the Leasing Agent and may be capable of offering lower per-diem rates on a larger fleet. However, ocean carriers will generally lease containers from more than one leasing company in order to minimize dependence on a single supplier. In addition, not all container leasing companies compete in the same market, as some supply only dry cargo containers and not specialized containers, while others offer only long-term leases.
     Environmental Matters
     Historically, refrigerated containers have utilized a refrigerant gas which is a chlorofluorocarbon (“CFC”) compound. It is generally assumed that CFCs are harmful to the Earth’s ozone layer when released into the atmosphere. Many nations, including the United States have taken action, both collectively and individually, to regulate CFCs. These nations have set various targets for reductions in production and use of CFCs, and their eventual elimination. There has been substantial progress in securing a viable substitute for the refrigerant used in containers. Production of new container refrigeration units operating with the replacement refrigerant became generally available in 1993. All of the Partnership’s refrigerated containers use non-CFC refrigerant gas in the operation and insulation of the containers. The refrigerant used in the Partnership’s refrigerated containers could also become subject to similar governmental regulations.
     The Partnership is a limited partnership and is managed by CCC and accordingly does not itself have any employees. At February 28, 2008, CCC had 14 employees, consisting of 3 officers, 6 managers and 5 staff personnel. The Leasing Agent had 30 employees, consisting of 3 officers, 17 managers, and 10 staff personnel.
     (d) Financial Information About Geographic Areas
     The Partnership’s business is not divided between foreign or domestic operations. The Partnership’s business is the leasing of containers worldwide to ocean carriers. To this extent, the Partnership’s operations are subject to the fluctuations of world economic and political conditions. Such factors may affect the pattern and levels of world trade. The Partnership believes that the profitability of, and risks associated with, leases to foreign customers is generally the same as those of leases to domestic customers.
     Lease revenue is deemed to be earned based on the physical location of the containers while on lease. Almost all of the Partnership’s lease revenue is earned from containers leased worldwide to ocean carriers. Due to the lack of information regarding the physical location of the Partnership’s fleet when on lease in the global shipping trade, the Partnership believes that it does not possess discernible geographic reporting segments.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors
     An investment in the Partnership involves risk.
Risk Associated with Container Leasing
     The following is a summary of some of the risks associated with container leasing and the operation of a container leasing business in partnership form. Because of the following factors, as well as other variables affecting the Partnership’s operating results, past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
          Container leasing is subject to the cyclicality and fluctuations in world trade
          Demand for leased containers is dependent upon levels of world trade and the supply of containers relative to demand. Future fluctuations in world trade could negatively affect the Leasing Agent’s container leasing operations.
          The Leasing Agent operates in a highly competitive industry
          The Leasing Agent competes with leasing companies, banks and other financial institutions and container manufacturers. Some of the Leasing Agent’s competitors have greater financial resources and may be capable of offering lower per diem rates. In addition, the barriers to entry for the container leasing industry are relatively low. If the supply of available equipment increased significantly as a result of container purchases by competitors and/or new companies entering the industry, demand for the Partnership’s equipment could be adversely affected.
          Fluctuations in shipping lines’ fleet mix could have an adverse effect on the demand for leased containers
          Demand for leased containers is largely dependent on the decision of shipping lines to lease, rather than purchase, containers to supplement their own operating fleets. Any significant changes in the composition of the shipping lines’ leased and owned container fleets could adversely affect the demand for leased containers.
          Consolidation within the shipping industry could have an adverse effect on the profitability and financial condition of the Leasing Agent and the Partnership
          Shipping line mergers have reduced the customer base available to leasing companies and increased the level of business concentrated with the resulting merged companies. Further mergers could lead to downward pressure on lease rates and on the demand for leased containers.
          Customer defaults could have an adverse effect on the profitability and financial condition of the Leasing Agent and the Partnership
          A default by a customer may result in lost revenue for past leasing services and additional operating expenses. The repossession of containers from customers that have defaulted can prove difficult and, when containers are recovered, the Leasing Agent may not be able to re-lease the equipment at comparable rates or on favorable lease terms.
          Fluctuations in the residual value of containers may impact profitability and the long-term returns generated by leased equipment
          The majority of containers that are at the end of their useful economic life are sold in the non-maritime secondary market for use as temporary or permanent storage facilities. The proceeds realized on the disposition of such containers depends on a variety of factors including the location of the container at the time of disposition, foreign currency exchange rates, the lease market for marine cargo containers, the cost of new containers, the quantity of used containers being supplied to the secondary market, technological advances in container construction and in techniques of ocean transportation, and developments in world trade. A reduction in container residual values could adversely affect the long-term returns generated by containers resulting in reduced profitability and reduced capital availability.

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          Specialized containers could have potential mechanical, obsolescence and other risks
          Specialized containers include refrigerated containers and tanks. Refrigerated containers are subject to inherent risks of mechanical breakdown, technological obsolescence and potential environmental issues relating to refrigerant gases. Tanks, which can be used to transport hazardous materials, include additional risks of environmental and tort liability.
          There are political, economic and business risks inherent in the global business environment
          The container leasing business may be adversely affected by additional business, economic and political risks that generally are beyond the control of the Leasing Agent, CCC and the Partnership:
  §   Political instability;
 
  §   Economic conditions in the shipping and other industries;
 
  §   Increases in maintenance expenses, taxes, insurance costs, third party fees and other expenses attributable to the operation and the maintenance of the containers that cannot be offset by increased lease revenues from the containers;
 
  §   Fluctuations in supply and demand for containers resulting from, among other things, obsolescence, changes in the methods or economics of a particular mode of transportation or changes in governmental regulations or safety standards;
 
  §   The supply and cost of new containers;
 
  §   Fluctuations in inflation, interest rates and foreign exchange rates;
 
  §   Import and export tariffs and restrictions;
 
  §   Restrictions on the movement of capital;
 
  §   The imposition of new direct and indirect taxes in jurisdictions in which the Group trades;
 
  §   The risk of uninsured losses with respect to the containers or insured losses for which insurance proceeds are inadequate;
 
  §   The effects of strikes and labor disputes; and,
 
  §   Terrorist attacks and the risk of terrorist attack.
          Environmental liability may adversely affect the Partnership’s business and financial situation
          Under the laws of certain nations, the owner of a container may be liable for environmental damage and / or cleanup costs and / or other sums in the event of actual or threatened discharge or other contamination by material in a container. This liability could potentially be imposed on a container owner, such as the Partnership, even if the owner is not at fault. It is not possible to predict the amount of any such liability.
Risk Associated with the Operations of an Equipment Leasing Business in Partnership Form
     There is no assurance of successful operations
     No assurance can be given that the Partnership’s operations will be successful or that it will meet its originally stated investment objectives. Specifically, there is no assurance that cash will be available for distribution to the Partnership’s investors.
     The Partnership has a high degree of reliance on CCC and the Leasing Agent.
     The Partnership’s operations are dependent upon the ability of CCC, and its affiliate, the Leasing Agent, to arrange for the leasing, maintenance and eventual sale of containers on behalf of the Partnership. The Partnership’s limited partners have no right to take part in the day-to-day management of the Partnership; all decisions with respect to such management will be made exclusively by CCC.
     The Partnership is dependent on key personnel in CCC and the Leasing Agent
     Most of CCC’s and the Leasing Agent’s senior executives and other management-level employees have been with CCC or the Leasing Agent for over ten years and have significant industry experience. The loss of the services of one or more of them could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership’s business. CCC believes that its future success and that of the leasing partnerships it manages will depend upon its and its affiliates’ ability to retain key members of its management teams and to attract capable management in the future. There can

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be no assurance that CCC and its affiliates will be able to do so. CCC does not maintain “key man” life insurance on any of its officers.
     There is a lack of liquidity for Partnership units
     There is no market for the Partnership’s units and there are significant restrictions on the transferability thereof. Limited partners may not be able to liquidate their investment, even in the event of an emergency. While the limited partners may present their units for repurchase by the Partnership, there can be no assurance that the Partnership will exercise its option to repurchase any of the units presented.
     The Limited Partners have limited voting rights
     Limited partners have only limited voting rights on matters affecting the Partnership’s business, and are not permitted to take part in the management of the Partnership. Generally, for any matter submitted for vote of the limited partners, including the removal of the General Partner, a vote of a simple majority in interest of the limited partners is required for approval.
     Limited liability is not clearly established
     In certain jurisdictions in which the Partnership may do business, the limited liability of limited partnerships formed under the laws of other jurisdictions has not been clearly established. There can be no assurance that CCC will be able, even through its best efforts, to ensure that the limited liability of the Partnership’s limited partners will be preserved in all jurisdictions. Were limited liability not available to the limited partners, the limited partners might be liable for the Partnership’s debt in an amount exceeding their capital contributions to the Partnership plus their share of the profits thereof.
     Compensation of CCC and the Leasing Agent may not be linked to performance of Partnership
     CCC and the Leasing Agent receive fees in connection with the management of the Partnership. Some of these fees are paid irrespective of the amount of distributions paid to limited partners and regardless of the success or profitability of the Partnership’s operations. While such compensation was originally established by CCC and was not based on arm’s-length negotiations, CCC nevertheless believes that such compensation and fees are comparable to those which would be charged by an unaffiliated entity or entities for services.
     CCC and the Leasing Agent may face potential conflicts of interest
     In managing the Partnership, CCC is subject to conflicts of interest, meaning that it is confronted with decisions whereby it may have an economic incentive to place its interests above those of the Partnership. CCC and its affiliates, including the Leasing Agent, are in the business of managing containers for CCC’s existing partnerships and for other container programs, including one in which they have a 50% equity interest, and may face potential conflicts of interest from time to time with certain lease management decisions.
     Cash distributions
     Cash distributions may be characterized as a return of capital, a return on capital, or a portion of each. During the life of the Partnership, a substantial portion of the cash distributions made to limited partners will represent a return of capital depending in part on the residual values that are realized on the disposition of the Partnership’s containers, and is not determinable until the Partnership’s container portfolio is liquidated.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
     Inapplicable.

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Item 2. Properties
     As of December 31, 2007, the Partnership owned dry cargo and specialized container equipment suitable for transporting cargo by rail, sea or highway, comprising:
                                 
            Estimated        
Containers   Quantity   Useful Life   Average Age   Average Cost
20-Foot Dry Cargo
    13,214     15 years   13 years   $ 2,477  
 
                               
40-Foot Dry Cargo
    4,799     15 years   13 years   $ 3,968  
 
                               
40-Foot High-Cube Dry Cargo
    1,515     15 years   11 years   $ 3,992  
 
                               
20-Foot Refrigerated
    155     15 years   13 years   $ 21,223  
 
                               
40-Foot High-Cube Refrigerated
    24     15 years   14 years   $ 24,279  
 
                               
24,000-Liter Tanks
    198     15 years   13 years   $ 25,509  
     Utilization by customers of the Partnership’s containers fluctuates over time, depending on the supply of and demand for containers. During 2007, utilization of the dry cargo, refrigerated and tank container fleets averaged 96%, 78% and 95%, respectively.
     During 2007, the Partnership disposed of 2,829 twenty-foot, 1,002 forty-foot and 214 forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo containers, as well as 101 twenty-foot and 46 forty-foot high-cube refrigerated containers.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
     Inapplicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     Inapplicable.

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PART II
Item 5. Market for the Partnership’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
     (a) Market Information
     (a)(1)(i) The Partnership’s outstanding units of limited partnership interests are not traded on any market nor does an established public trading market exist for such purposes.
     (a)(1)(ii) Inapplicable.
     (a)(1)(iii) Inapplicable.
     (a)(1)(iv) Inapplicable.
     (a)(1)(v) Inapplicable.
     (a)(2) Inapplicable.
     (b) Holders
      
      Number of Unit Holders
      (b)(1)   Title of Class   as of December 31, 2007
  Units of limited partnership interests     7,642  
     (c) Dividends
     Inapplicable. For the distributions made by the Partnership to its limited partners, see Item 6 — “Selected Financial Data.”
     (d) Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.
     Inapplicable.
     (e) Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers.
     Inapplicable.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003
Net lease revenue
  $ 5,118,881     $ 6,749,688     $ 8,494,710     $ 8,702,927     $ 7,237,850  
 
                                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,324,243     $ 1,667,269     $ 2,432,121     $ 681,203     $ (519,081 )
 
                                       
Limited partners’ share of net income (loss) (per unit basis)
  $ 0.10     $ 0.13     $ 0.21     $ 0.05     $ (0.07 )
 
                                       
Cash distributions per unit of limited partnership interest
  $ 1.40     $ 1.84     $ 1.91     $ 1.17     $ 1.22  
 
                                       
At year-end:
                                       
Total assets
  $ 20,792,932     $ 29,800,002     $ 41,715,710     $ 53,507,200     $ 61,609,258  
 
                                       
Partners’ capital
  $ 20,792,932     $ 29,800,002     $ 41,715,710     $ 53,507,200     $ 61,609,258  
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     The following discussion of the Partnership’s historical financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and the notes thereto and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report.
     The information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Report”) contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities law. These forward-looking statements reflect the current view of the Partnership and CCC with respect to future events and financial performance, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Partnership and CCC. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Report, including statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” regarding the Partnership’s strategy, future operations, estimated revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of the Partnership are forward-looking statements.
     All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report. The Partnership does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although the Partnership and CCC believe that their plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements made in this report are reasonable, the Partnership and CCC can give no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Future economic, political and industry trends that could potentially impact revenues and profitability are difficult to predict, as well as the risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in demand for leased containers, changes in global business conditions and their effect on world trade, changes within the global shipping industry, the financial strength of the shipping lines and other sub-lessees of the Partnership’s containers, fluctuations in new container prices, changes in the costs of maintaining and repairing used containers, changes in competition, changes in the ability of the Leasing Agent to maintain insurance on behalf of the Partnership’s container fleet, as well as other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the Partnership’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
     During the Partnership’s first 10 years of operations, its primary objective was to generate cash flow from operations for distribution to its limited partners. Aside from the initial working capital reserve retained from gross subscription proceeds (equal to approximately 1% of such proceeds), the Partnership relied primarily on container rental receipts to meet this objective, as well as to finance operating expenses. Cash generated from container sales proceeds are distributed to its limited partners. No credit lines are maintained to finance working capital. Commencing in 2005, the Partnership’s 11th year of operations, the Partnership began focusing its attention on the disposition of its fleet in accordance with another of its original investment objectives, realizing the residual value of its containers commencing after the tenth full year of operations.
     In February 2008, the Partnership will complete its 14th year of operations. Accordingly, it will continue its liquidation phase. At December 31, 2007, approximately 52% of the original equipment remained in the Partnership’s fleet. CCC will take several factors into consideration when examining options for the timing of the disposal of the containers. These factors include the impact of a diminishing fleet size and current market conditions on the level of gross lease revenue, and fixed operating costs relative to this revenue. CCC will also consider the impact of a projected increase in expenses associated with the introduction of the additional reporting and compliance requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. This addresses a range of corporate governance, disclosure, and accounting issues and will result in increased accounting and administrative expenses. These additional costs, depending on their materiality, may reduce the Partnership’s results from operations and therefore negatively affect future distributions to the Limited Partners. The Partnership is required to be in compliance with Section 404 for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
     Upon the liquidation of CCC’s interest in the Partnership, CCC shall contribute to the Partnership, if necessary, an amount equal to the lesser of the deficit balance in its capital account at the time of such liquidation, or 1.01% of the excess of the Limited Partners’ capital contribution to the Partnership over the capital contributions previously made to the Partnership by CCC, after giving effect to the allocation of income or loss arising from the liquidation of the Partnership’s assets.
     Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions may be affected by periodic increases or decreases to working capital reserves, as deemed appropriate by CCC. Cash distributions from operations are allocated 5% to CCC and 95% to the limited partners. Distributions of sales proceeds are allocated 1% to CCC and 99% to the limited partners. This sharing arrangement will remain in place until the limited partners have received aggregate distributions in an amount equal to their capital contributions plus an 8% cumulative, compounded (daily) annual return on their adjusted capital contributions. Thereafter, all distributions will be allocated 15% to CCC and 85% to the limited partners, pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the Partnership’s Partnership Agreement. Cash distributions from operations to CCC in excess of 5% of distributable cash will be considered an incentive fee and compensation to CCC.
     From inception through February 28, 2008, the Partnership has distributed, on a cash basis, $119,780,892 in cash from operations, and $19,130,441 in cash from container sales proceeds to its limited partners. This represents total cash basis distributions of $138,911,333 or 97% of the limited partners’ original invested capital. The liquidation of the Partnership’s remaining containers will be the primary factor influencing the future level of cash generated from operating, investing and financing activities and the level of distributions from operations and sales proceeds to its partners in subsequent periods.
     At December 31, 2007, the Partnership had $3,080,880 in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $362,060 and $1,631,069 from the cash balances at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Partnership invests its working capital, as well as cash flows from operations and the sale of containers that have not yet been distributed to CCC or its limited partners in money market funds. At December 31, 2007, the Partnership had an additional $30,000 as part of its working capital for estimated expenses related to the ultimate sale of its remaining containers, final liquidation of its remaining assets and subsequent dissolution.
     Cash from Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities is primarily generated by net lease revenue receipts and was $5,240,963 during 2007, compared to $6,765,138 and $8,490,148 during 2006 and 2005, respectively.
     Cash from Investing Activities: Net cash provided by investing activities was $4,728,290 during 2007, compared to $5,548,830 and $4,957,092 in 2006 and 2005, respectively. These amounts represent sales proceeds generated from the sale of container rental equipment.

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     Cash from Financing Activities: Net cash used in financing activities was $10,331,313 during 2007 compared to $13,582,977 and $14,223,611 during 2006 and 2005, respectively. These amounts represent distributions to the Partnership’s general and limited partners.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     At December 31, 2007, the Partnership did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements and did not have any such arrangements during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Contractual Obligations
     As of December 31, 2007, the Partnership did not have any contractual obligations within the meaning of Item 303 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, such as long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, or other long-term liabilities under generally accepted accounting principles.
Results of Operations
Overview
     Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, all authority to administer the business of the Partnership is vested with CCC. A Leasing Agent Agreement (the “Agreement”) exists between the Partnership and the Leasing Agent, whereby they have contracted for the Leasing Agent to manage the leasing operations for all equipment owned by the Partnership. In addition to responsibility for leasing and re-leasing the equipment to ocean carriers, the Leasing Agent disposes of the containers at the end of their useful economic life, and has full discretion over which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods and services it may deal with. The Agreement permits the Leasing Agent to use the containers owned by the Partnership, together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Agent and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard to ownership.
     The following chart summarizes the composition of the Partnership’s fleet (based on container type) at December 31, 2007.
                                                 
    Dry Cargo   Refrigerated   Tank
    Containers   Containers   Containers
                    40-Foot           40-Foot    
    20-Foot   40-Foot   High-Cube   20-Foot   High-Cube   24,000-Liter
Containers on lease:
                                               
Master lease
    8,671       3,455       1,242       93       7       125  
Term lease
                                               
Short term1
    1,778       201       112       10             39  
Long term2
    2,284       966       99       3       9       24  
Sales-type lease
    40       29       5       36       6        
 
                                               
Subtotal
    12,773       4,651       1,458       142       22       188  
Containers off lease
    441       148       57       13       2       10  
 
                                               
Total container fleet
    13,214       4,799       1,515       155       24       198  
 
                                               
 
1.   Short term leases represent term leases that are either scheduled for renegotiation or that may expire in 2008.
 
2.   Long term leases represent term leases, the majority of which will expire between 2009 and 2012.
     The primary component of the Partnership’s results of operations is net lease revenue. Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses, management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses from gross lease revenues that are generated from the leasing of the Partnership’s containers. Net lease revenue is directly related to the size, utilization and per-diem rental rates of the Partnership’s fleet. Direct operating expenses are direct costs associated with the Partnership’s containers and maybe be categorized as follows:
    Activity-related expenses, include agents costs and depot costs such as repairs, maintenance and handling.
 
    Inventory-related expenses for off-hire containers, comprise of storage and repositioning costs. These costs are sensitive to the quantity of off-hire containers as well as the frequency at which containers are re-delivered and the frequency and size of repositioning moves undertaken.
 
    Legal and other expenses, include legal costs related to the recovery of containers and doubtful accounts, insurance and provisions for doubtful accounts.

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     At December 31, 2007, approximately 52% of the original equipment remained in the Partnership’s fleet, as compared to approximately 63% at December 31, 2006. The following table details the proportion of the fleet remaining by product:
                                                                                                 
    Dry Cargo   Refrigerated   Tank
    Containers   Containers   Containers
                                    40-Foot                   40-Foot    
    20-Foot   40-Foot   High-Cube   20-Foot   High-Cube   24,000-Liter
    Units   %   Units   %   Units   %   Units   %   Units   %   Units   %
Total purchases
    26,446       100 %     8,751       100 %     2,179       100 %     463       100 %     100       100 %     229       100 %
Less disposals
    13,232       50 %     3,952       45 %     664       30 %     308       67 %     76       76 %     31       14 %
 
                                                                                               
Remaining fleet at December 31, 2007
13,214       50 %     4,799       55 %     1,515       70 %     155       33 %     24       24 %     198       86 %
 
                                                                                               
     Global container trade has experienced a sustained period of growth in the last five years reflecting the liberalization of world trade and the growth in certain economies including China. Industry observers report that global container trade grew by an estimated rate of 9% in 2007. This compares to 10% in each of the years 2006 and 2005, 15% in 2004 and 8% in 2003.
     Utilization of all Partnership products remained strong throughout 2007. The average utilization rate in 2007 for the Partnership’s dry, refrigerated and tank fleets was 96%, 78% and 95%, respectively. These utilization levels generally contributed to a reduction in direct operating expenses in 2007 as inventories of off-hire containers declined when compared to prior years.
     The following table summarizes the Partnership’s average utilization rates and average fleet size for each of the last three years.
                         
    2007   2006   2005
Fleet size (measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU))
                       
Dry cargo containers
    28,327       33,516       39,888  
Refrigerated containers
    356       472       556  
Tank containers
    198       206       212  
 
                       
Average utilization rates
                       
Dry cargo containers
    96 %     93 %     92 %
Refrigerated containers
    78 %     75 %     82 %
Tank containers
    95 %     89 %     90 %
          A number of major shipping lines reported a decline in their profitability for 2007 as they experienced the impact of increased costs, in the form of fuel prices and interest rates. In addition, they saw downward pressure on freight rates as volumes of containerized trade with certain western economies declined and as the carrying capacity for containers increased as shipping lines continued to take delivery of the new generation of container ships.
     The average per-diem rate for the Partnership’s containers decreased by approximately 13% when compared to 2006, as a result of the renegotiation of expiring master and term leases with existing customers and the consolidation of the leasing administration for merging shipping lines. The lease market for the Partnership’s older containers remains competitive and, therefore, may be subject to pricing pressures in subsequent periods. Unlike dry cargo containers, the refrigerated and tank containers are built for specific market demands. As such, the markets for the leasing of refrigerated and tank containers may be subject to different trends and fluctuations than the dry cargo container market.
     During 2007, the secondary market demand for used containers remained favorable. Higher utilization levels not only contributed to a reduction in container inventories, but also a corresponding decrease in the volume of containers available for sale and an increase in container sale prices. The sale of the Partnership’s off-hire containers, in accordance with one of its aforementioned original investment objectives, has positively affected the Partnership’s results from operations, minimizing storage and other inventory-related costs incurred for its off-hire containers, as well as realizing gains from the sale of its containers. Changes in future inventory levels, as well as significant fluctuations in new container prices, could adversely affect sales proceeds realized on the sale of the Partnership’s remaining containers.
     The price of a new twenty-foot dry cargo container fluctuated between $1,815 and $2,050 in 2007, and is currently at $2,200. The volatility of new container prices was a result of fluctuating demand and the price of raw materials used in the production of containers, as well as the

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strong demand created by the addition of new containerships. Although the Partnership no longer purchases new containers, new container production and the price of new containers indirectly contributed to the Partnership’s results of operations by influencing the available surplus of containers and utilization, the level of lease per-diems for existing older containers, as well as container sale prices realized upon their eventual disposal.
     In future periods, economic growth and global container trade are expected to have less of an impact on the Partnership’s operations when compared to the effects of CCC’s efforts to retire the remaining equipment in the Partnership’s container fleet. One of the Partnership’s original investment objectives was to realize the residual value of its containers commencing after the tenth full year of operations.
Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2006
     Net lease revenue of $5,118,881 for the year ended December 31, 2007, declined by $1,630,807, or 24%, compared to the prior year. The decline was primarily due to a $2,297,936 decline in gross lease revenue (a component of net lease revenue) reflecting the decline in both the size of the Partnership fleet and a 16% decline in the average dry cargo per-diem rental rate. This was partly offset by a $360,332 reduction in direct operating expenses (a component of net lease revenue) as activity-related and inventory-related expenses declined because of lower inventories of off hire containers.
     Depreciation expense of $4,603,854 in 2007 declined by $798,265, or 15%, when compared to the corresponding period in 2006, a direct result of the partnership’s declining fleet size.
     Other general and administrative expenses amounted to $274,828 in 2007, an increase of $16,272, or 6%, when compared to 2006. The increase was primarily attributable to higher professional fees for audit services.
     Net gain on disposal of equipment for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 was $941,462, compared to $402,262 for the corresponding period in 2006, an increase of 134%. The Partnership disposed of 4,192 containers during 2007, compared to 4,589 containers during 2006. The Partnership believes that the net gain on container disposals during 2007 was a result of various factors, including the proceeds realized from the container disposal, age, condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical location of the containers when disposed. These factors will continue to influence the amount of sales proceeds received and the related gain or loss on container disposals.
Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2005
     Net lease revenue was $6,749,688 for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to $8,494,710 for the prior year, a decline of 21%. The decline was primarily due to a $2,885,100 decline in gross lease revenue (a component of net lease revenue) reflecting the Partnership’s smaller fleet size, and a 12% decline in the average dry cargo per-diem rental rate. This was partly offset by a $810,382 reduction in direct operating expenses (a component of net lease revenue) as activity-related and inventory-related expenses declined due to increased levels of utilization.
     Depreciation expense of $5,402,119 in 2006 declined by $935,241 or 15% when compared to the corresponding period in 2005, a direct result of the partnership’s declining fleet size.
     Other general and administrative expenses amounted to $258,556 in 2006, an increase of $33,962 or 15% when compared to 2005, due primarily to higher professional fees for audit services and expenses related to third-party investor administration services.
     Impairment charge of $125,498 was incurred by the Partnership during the second quarter of 2005, relating to 404 off-hire forty-foot dry cargo containers located in North America (the “North American Dry Containers”). The impairment charge was a result of a number of factors identified by CCC and the Leasing Agent that impacted the carrying value of the North American Dry Containers:
    The age of the North American Dry Containers;
 
    The lack of demand for the North American Dry Containers;
 
    The cost to reposition the North American Dry Containers to high demand markets; and
    The strong North American container sale market.

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CCC and the Leasing Agent considered the impact of these factors, and determined a change regarding the current marketing strategy for the containers was required. CCC and the Leasing Agent concluded that effective June 1, 2005, the 404 North American Dry Containers would be targeted for immediate sale. It was concluded that the carrying value of these containers, $691,098, exceeded fair value and accordingly, an impairment charge of $125,498, or approximately $0.02 per limited partnership unit, was recorded to operations under impairment losses during 2005. Fair value was determined by estimating the expected amount to be received at the time of sale. The expected sales price was estimated by evaluating the current sales price of similar containers. During 2006, the Partnership sold 15 of the 404 North American Dry Containers originally targeted for sale. The Partnership recognized a loss of $159 on the sale of these containers. At December 31, 2006, 225 of the original 404 North American Dry Containers remained in its fleet. These North American Dry Containers were originally classified as held for sale after their impairment in 2005 as a result of the aforementioned conditions that existed at the time of impairment. The Partnership reclassified these containers as held and used as of December 31, 2006. The reclassification is the result of current market conditions that have contributed to 211 of the remaining 225 North American Dry Containers being leased under master leases and 14 North American Dry Containers being off-hire and available for lease. The Partnership expects to sell these North American Dry Containers, subject to the same disposal criteria employed for its remaining container fleet.
     Net gain on disposal of equipment for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 was $402,262, compared to $507,032 for the corresponding period in 2005. The Partnership disposed of 4,589 containers during 2006, compared to 4,234 containers during 2005. Included within the 4,814 containers disposed during 2006 were 15 North American Dry Containers impaired and targeted for sale as of June 1, 2005. A loss of $159 was attributable to the sale of these 15 containers.
Critical Accounting Policies
     Container equipment – depreciable lives: The Partnership’s cargo container rental equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over a useful life of 15 years to a residual value of 10%. The Partnership and CCC evaluate the period of amortization and residual values to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives or residual values. Residual values are only revised downwards.
     Container equipment – valuation: The Partnership and CCC review container rental equipment when changes in circumstances require consideration as to whether the carrying value of the equipment has become impaired, pursuant to guidance established in SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”). The Partnership and CCC consider assets to be impaired if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations (undiscounted and without interest charges). When impairment is deemed to exist, the assets are written down to fair value or future discounted projected cash flows from related operations. The Partnership and CCC evaluate future cash flows and potential impairment for the entire fleet rather than by container type or by individual container. Therefore, future losses could result for individual container dispositions due to various factors including age, condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as geographic location of the containers where disposed. Considerable judgment is required in estimating future cash flows from container rental equipment operations. Accordingly, the estimates may not be indicative of the amounts that may be realized in future periods. As additional information becomes available in subsequent periods, recognition of an impairment of the container rental equipment carrying values may be necessary based upon changes in market and economic conditions.
     Allowance for doubtful accounts: The Leasing Agent continually tracks the Partnership’s credit exposure to each of the sub-lessees of the Partnership’s containers using specialist third-party credit information services and reports prepared by its local staff to assess credit quality. The Leasing Agent’s credit committee meets quarterly to analyze the performance of existing customers and to recommend actions taken in order to minimize credit risk. The Leasing Agent derives an allowance for doubtful accounts reflecting specific amounts provided against known probable losses plus an additional amount based on historical loss experience. However, the Partnership may be subject to an unexpected loss in net lease revenue resulting from sub-lessees of its containers that default under their container lease agreements with the Leasing Agent.

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New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
     In September 2006 the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which provides a single definition of fair value, establishes a framework for the measurement of fair value and expands disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for interim periods within those fiscal years; SFAS 157 will therefore be applicable for the Partnership’s fiscal year commencing January 1, 2008. In November 2007, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of Statement 157 for all non financial assets and liabilities by one year.  The Partnership will adopt the effective provisions of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, and does not expect adoption to have an impact on the balance sheet or statement of operations, however additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the fair measures and the effect of certain measures on changes in assets and liabilities for the period.
     In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 – “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted provided the entity also elects to apply SFAS 157. SFAS 159 permits all entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items at fair value. The Partnership will adopt SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008, however, the Partnership does not intend to use the fair value option for any of its existing financial assets and liabilities and consequently, adoption will have no impact. 
Inflation
     The Partnership believes inflation has not had a material adverse effect on the results of its operations.
The Cronos Group
     The Cronos Group (“TCG”), formerly the parent of CCC, announced on February 28, 2007 that it had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Asset Purchase Agreement”) with CRX Acquisition Ltd, a Bermuda exempted company (“CRX”) and FB Transportation Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FB Transportation”). Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and subject to the conditions stated therein, TCG agreed to sell all of its assets to CRX and CRX agreed to assume all of TCG’s liabilities. FB Transportation is part of the Fortis group of companies, which included TCG’s lead lender and a partner in a container leasing joint venture with TCG.
     At a special meeting held August 1, 2007, TCG’s shareholders approved the Asset Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, including TCG’s dissolution and liquidation. Closing of the sale of TCG’s assets and liabilities to CRX occurred later that same day. Promptly following the closing, TCG changed its name to CRG Liquidation Company, and CRX changed its name to Cronos Ltd.
     The container leasing business of TCG has been continued by Cronos Ltd. as a private company. Management of TCG has continued as the management of Cronos Ltd and acquired at closing an equity interest in Cronos Ltd.
     CCC does not anticipate any changes in its management, or in the Leasing Agent’s management of the Partnership’s fleet in subsequent periods, but is unable to determine the impact, if any, TCG’s sale may have on the future operating results, financial condition and cash flows of the Partnership or CCC.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
     Exchange rate risk: In 2007, approximately 93% of the gross lease revenues billed by the Leasing Agent on behalf of the Group, or on behalf of other third-party container owners, including the Partnership, were billed and paid in US dollars, and approximately 51% of expenses were incurred and paid in US dollars. For non-US dollar denominated revenues and expenses, the Leasing Agent may enter into foreign currency contracts to reduce exposure to exchange rate risk. Of the non-US dollar direct operating expenses, the Leasing Agent estimates approximately 49% are individually small, unpredictable and were incurred in varying denominations. Thus, the Leasing Agent determined such amounts are not suitable for cost effective hedging. As exchange rates are outside of the control of the Partnership and Leasing Agent, there can be no assurance that such fluctuations will not adversely affect the Partnership’s results of operations and financial condition.
     Credit risk: The Leasing Agent sets maximum credit limits for all of the Partnership’s customers, limiting the number of containers leased to each according to established credit criteria. The Leasing Agent continually tracks its credit exposure to each customer. The Leasing Agent’s credit committee meets quarterly to analyze the performance of the Partnership’s customers and to recommend actions to be taken in order to minimize credit risks. The Leasing Agent uses specialist third party credit information services and reports prepared by local staff to assess credit quality.
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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
     The Partnership, as such, has no officers or directors, but is managed by CCC, the general partner. CCC’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Partnership. The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Partnership are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the management and directors of CCC; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of assets of the Partnership that could have a material effect on the financial statements of the Partnership.
     Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and even when determined to be effective, can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
     Management assessed the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on its assessment, management determined that the Partnership maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.
     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 is not subject to attestation by the Partnership’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Partnership to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
     This report of management on internal control over financial reporting shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
March 7, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Dennis J. Tietz    
  Dennis J. Tietz,   
  President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp.,
General Partner of the Partnership 
 
 
     
  /s/ Frank P. Vaughan    
  Frank P. Vaughan,   
  Chief Financial Officer of Cronos Capital Corp,.
General Partner of the Partnership 
 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Partners
Cronos Global Income Fund XV, L.P.
San Francisco, California
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Cronos Global Income Fund XV, 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 three 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. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Reading, United Kingdom
March 7, 2008

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2007 and 2006
                 
    2007     2006  
Assets
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents, includes $3,065,880 in 2007 and $3,427,940 in 2006 in interest-bearing accounts
  $ 3,080,880     $ 3,442,940  
Net lease receivables due from Leasing Agent
    1,209,641       1,356,293  
Sales-type lease receivable, net, due from Leasing Agent within one year
    75,829       39,637  
 
           
 
               
Total current assets
    4,366,350       4,838,870  
 
           
 
               
Sales-type lease receivable, net, due from Leasing Agent after one year
    97,595       50,276  
 
               
Container rental equipment, at cost
    66,783,024       81,910,061  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (50,454,037 )     (56,999,205 )
 
           
Net container rental equipment
    16,328,987       24,910,856  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 20,792,932     $ 29,800,002  
 
           
Partners’ Capital
               
 
               
Partners’ capital (deficit):
               
General partner
  $ 5,791     $ (260,698 )
Limited partners
    20,787,141       30,060,700  
 
           
 
               
Total partners’ capital
  $ 20,792,932     $ 29,800,002  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Statements of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
Net lease revenue from Leasing Agent
  $ 5,118,881     $ 6,749,688     $ 8,494,710  
 
                       
Other operating income (expenses):
                       
Depreciation
    (4,603,854 )     (5,402,119 )     (6,337,360 )
Other general and administrative expenses
    (274,828 )     (258,556 )     (224,594 )
Net gain on disposal of equipment
    941,462       402,262       507,032  
Asset impairment
                (125,498 )
 
                 
 
    (3,937,220 )     (5,258,413 )     (6,180,420 )
 
                 
 
                       
Income from operations
    1,181,661       1,491,275       2,314,290  
 
                       
Other income:
                       
Interest income
    142,582       175,994       117,831  
 
                 
 
                       
Net income
  $ 1,324,243     $ 1,667,269     $ 2,432,121  
 
                 
 
                       
Allocation of net income:
                       
General partner
  $ 585,604     $ 717,988     $ 926,242  
Limited partners
    738,639       949,281       1,505,879  
 
                 
 
 
  $ 1,324,243     $ 1,667,269     $ 2,432,121  
 
                 
 
                       
Limited partners’ per unit share of net income
  $ 0.10     $ 0.13     $ 0.21  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Statements of Partners’ Capital
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
                         
    Limited     General        
    Partners     Partner     Total  
Balances at January 1, 2005
  $ 54,423,925     $ (916,725 )   $ 53,507,200  
 
                       
Net income
    1,505,879       926,242       2,432,121  
 
                       
Cash distributions
    (13,677,376 )     (546,235 )     (14,223,611 )
 
                 
 
                       
Balances at December 31, 2005
  $ 42,252,428     $ (536,718 )   $ 41,715,710  
 
                       
Net income
    949,281       717,988       1,667,269  
 
                       
Cash distributions
    (13,141,009 )     (441,968 )     (13,582,977 )
 
                 
 
                       
Balances at December 31, 2006
  $ 30,060,700     $ (260,698 )   $ 29,800,002  
 
                       
Net income
    738,639       585,604       1,324,243  
 
                       
Cash distributions
    (10,012,198 )     (319,115 )     (10,331,313 )
 
                 
 
                       
Balances at December 31, 2007
  $ 20,787,141     $ 5,791     $ 20,792,932  
 
                 
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, 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
  $ 1,324,243     $ 1,667,269     $ 2,432,121  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                       
Depreciation
    4,603,854       5,402,119       6,337,360  
Net gain on disposal of equipment
    (941,462 )     (402,262 )     (507,032 )
Asset impairment loss
                125,498  
Decrease in net lease and other receivables due from Leasing Agent
    254,328       98,012       102,201  
 
                 
 
                       
Total adjustments
    3,916,720       5,097,869       6,058,027  
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
    5,240,963       6,765,138       8,490,148  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Proceeds from sale of container rental equipment
    4,728,290       5,548,830       4,957,092  
 
                       
 
                 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    4,728,290       5,548,830       4,957,092  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Distributions to general partner
    (319,115 )     (441,968 )     (546,235 )
Distributions to limited partners
    (10,012,198 )     (13,141,009 )     (13,677,376 )
 
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (10,331,313 )     (13,582,977 )     (14,223,611 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (362,060 )     (1,269,009 )     (776,371 )
 
                       
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    3,442,940       4,711,949       5,488,320  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 3,080,880     $ 3,442,940     $ 4,711,949  
 
                 
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
  (a)   Nature of Operations
 
      Cronos Global Income Fund XV, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of California on August 26, 1993, for the purpose of owning and leasing dry and specialized marine cargo containers to ocean carriers. The Partnership commenced operations on February 22, 1994, when the minimum subscription proceeds of $2,000,000 were received from over 100 subscribers (excluding from such count Pennsylvania residents, CCC, and all affiliates of CCC). The Partnership offered 7,500,000 units of limited partnership interest at $20 per unit or $150,000,000. The offering terminated on December 15, 1995, at which time 7,151,569 limited partnership units had been sold.
 
      Cronos Capital Corp. (“CCC”), the general partner and its affiliate, Cronos Containers Limited (the “Leasing Agent”), manage the business of the Partnership. CCC and the Leasing Agent also manage the container leasing business for other partnerships affiliated with CCC.
 
      The Partnership has completed its 13th year of operations and has entered its liquidation phase wherein CCC focuses its attention on the retirement of the remaining equipment in the Partnership’s container fleet. At December 31, 2007, approximately 52% of the original equipment remained in the Partnership’s fleet. CCC will take several factors into consideration when examining options for the timing of the disposal of the containers. These factors include the impact of a diminishing fleet size and current market conditions on the level of gross lease revenue, and fixed operating costs relative to this revenue. CCC will also consider the impact of a projected increase in expenses associated with the introduction of the additional reporting and compliance requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. These additional costs, depending on their materiality, may reduce the Partnership’s results from operations and therefore negatively affect future distributions to the Limited Partners. The Partnership is required to be in compliance with Section 404 for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
      The Partnership’s operations are subject to the fluctuations of world economic and political conditions. The Partnership believes that the profitability of, and risks associated with, leases to foreign customers is generally the same as those to domestic customers. The Partnership’s leases generally require all payments to be made in United States dollars.
 
  (b)   The Cronos Group
 
      The Cronos Group (“TCG”), formerly the parent of CCC, announced on February 28, 2007 that it had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Asset Purchase Agreement”) with CRX Acquisition Ltd, a Bermuda exempted company (“CRX”) and FB Transportation Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FB Transportation”). Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and subject to the conditions stated therein, TCG agreed to sell all of its assets to CRX and CRX agreed to assume all of TCG’s liabilities. FB Transportation is part of the Fortis group of companies, which included TCG’s lead lender and a partner in a container leasing joint venture with TCG.
 
      At a special meeting held August 1, 2007, TCG’s shareholders approved the Asset Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, including TCG’s dissolution and liquidation. Closing of the sale of TCG’s assets and liabilities to CRX occurred later that same day. Promptly following the closing, TCG changed its name to CRG Liquidation Company, and CRX changed its name to Cronos Ltd.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
  (b)   The Cronos Group (continued)
 
      The container leasing business of TCG has been continued by Cronos Ltd. as a private company. Management of TCG has continued as the management of Cronos Ltd and acquired at closing an equity interest in Cronos Ltd.
 
  (c)   Leasing Agent
 
      The Partnership and the Leasing Agent have entered into an agreement (the “The Leasing Agent Agreement”) whereby the Leasing Agent manages the leasing operations for all equipment owned by the Partnership. In addition to responsibility for leasing and re-leasing the equipment to ocean carriers, the Leasing Agent disposes of the containers at the end of their useful economic life and has full discretion over which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the Leasing Agent to use the containers owned by the Partnership, together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Agent and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard to ownership. The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing Agent will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals collected from ocean carriers after deducting direct operating expenses and management fees due both to CCC and the Leasing Agent.
 
      The Leasing Agent leases containers to ocean carriers, generally under operating leases which are either master leases or term leases (mostly one to five years). Master leases do not specify the exact number of containers to be leased or the term that each container will remain on hire but allow the ocean carrier to pick up and drop off containers at various locations, and rentals are charged and recognized based upon the number of containers used and the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly, rentals under master leases are all variable and contingent upon the number of containers used.
 
      Term leases are for a fixed quantity of containers for a fixed period of time, typically varying from three to five years. In most cases, containers cannot be returned prior to the expiration of the lease. Term lease agreements may contain early termination penalties that apply in the event of early redelivery. Term leases provide greater revenue stability to the lessor, usually at lower lease rates than master leases. Ocean carriers use term leases to lower their operating costs when they have a need for an identified number of containers for a specified term. Rentals under term leases are charged and recognized based upon the number of containers leased, the applicable per diem rate and the length of the lease, irrespective of the number of days which the customer actually uses the containers.
 
      Sales-type leases are long-term in nature, usually ranging from three to seven years, and require relatively low levels of customer service. They ordinarily require fixed payments over a defined period and provide customers with an option to purchase the subject containers at the end of the lease term. Per-diem rates include an element of repayment of capital and therefore are usually higher than rates charged under either term or master leases.
 
  (d)   Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
      The Partnership’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and net lease receivables due from the Leasing Agent. See note 3 for further discussion regarding the credit risk associated with cash and cash equivalents.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(1)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
(d)   Concentrations of Credit Risk (continued)
 
    Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Agent (see notes 1(c) and 4 for discussion regarding net lease receivables) subject the Partnership to a significant concentration of credit risk. The net lease receipts, represent rentals collected from ocean carriers after deducting payments for direct operating expenses and management fees, are remitted by the Leasing Agent to the Partnership on a weekly basis.
 
(e)   Basis of Accounting
 
    The Partnership’s accounting records are maintained in United States dollars and the financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
 
(f)   Use of Estimates
 
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Partnership to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. The most significant estimates relate to the carrying value of equipment including estimates relating to depreciable lives, residual values and asset impairments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
(g)   Reclassification
 
    The Partnership has reclassified amounts received on sales-type lease receivables in the 2006 and 2005 Statements of Cash Flows of $31,285 and $12,776, respectively, from the cash flows from investing activities section to the operating activities section to correct for an error in presentation. The Partnership does not believe that the impact of such prior year reclassification was quantitatively or qualitatively material, individually or when aggregated with other similar items, to any financial statement period presented.
 
(h)   Allocation of Net Income or Loss, Partnership Distributions and Partners’ Capital
 
    Net income or loss has been allocated between general and limited partners in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. The Partnership Agreement generally provides that CCC shall at all times maintain at least a 1% interest in each item of income or loss, including the gain arising from the sale of containers. The Partnership Agreement further provides that the gain arising from the sale of containers be allocated first to the partners with capital account deficit balances in an amount sufficient to eliminate any deficit capital account balance. Thereafter, the Partnership’s gains arising from the sale of containers are allocated to the partners in accordance with their share of sale proceeds distributed. The Partnership Agreement also provides for income (excluding the gain arising from the sale of containers) for any period, be allocated to CCC in an amount equal to that portion of CCC’s distributions in excess of 1% of the total distributions made to both CCC and the limited partners of the Partnership for such period, as well as other allocation adjustments.
 
    Actual cash distributions differ from the allocations of net income or loss between the general and limited partners as presented in these financial statements. Partnership distributions are paid to its partners (general and limited) from distributable cash from operations, allocated 95% to the limited partners and 5% to CCC. Distributions of sales proceeds are allocated 99% to the limited partners and 1% to CCC. The allocations remain in effect until such time as the limited partners have received from the Partnership aggregate distributions in an amount equal to their capital contributions plus an 8% cumulative, compounded (daily), annual return on their adjusted capital contributions. Thereafter, all Partnership distributions will be allocated 85% to the limited partners and 15% to CCC. Cash distributions from operations to CCC in excess of 5% of distributable cash will be considered an incentive fee and will be recorded as compensation

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
  (h)   Allocation of Net Income or Loss, Partnership Distributions and Partners’ Capital (continued)
 
      to CCC, with the remaining distributions from operations charged to partners’ capital.
 
      Upon dissolution, the assets of the Partnership will be sold and the proceeds thereof distributed as follows: (i) all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to persons other than CCC or the limited partners shall be paid and discharged; (ii) all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to CCC and the limited partners shall be paid and discharged; and (iii) the balance of such proceeds shall be distributed to CCC and the limited partners in accordance with the positive balances of CCC and the limited partners’ capital accounts. CCC shall contribute to the Partnership, if necessary, an amount equal to the lesser of the deficit balance in its capital account at the time of such liquidation, or 1.01% of the excess of the limited partners’ capital contribution to the Partnership over the capital contributions previously made to the Partnership by CCC, after giving effect to the allocation of income or loss arising from the liquidation of the Partnership’s assets.
 
  (i)   Acquisition Fees
 
      Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, acquisition fees paid to CCC are based on 5% of the equipment purchase price. These fees are capitalized and included in the cost of the container rental equipment.
 
  (j)   Container Rental Equipment
 
      Container rental equipment is depreciated over a 15-year life using the straight-line basis to a residual value of 10% of original equipment cost. Depreciation policies are also evaluated to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives. Residual values are only revised downwards.
 
      In accordance with SFAS No. 144, container rental equipment is considered to be impaired if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the expected future cash flows from related operations (undiscounted and without interest charges). If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets are written down to fair value. An analysis of projected future cash flows from container operations is prepared annually or upon material changes in market conditions. The primary variables utilized by the analysis are current and projected utilization rates, per-diem rental rates, direct operating expenses, fleet size, container disposal proceeds and the timing of container disposals. Additionally, the Partnership evaluates future cash flows and potential impairment for its entire fleet rather than for each container type or individual container. As a result, future losses could result for individual container dispositions due to various factors, including age, condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical location of containers when disposed.
 
      In June 2005 the Partnership recorded an impairment charge of $125,498 related to 404 forty-foot standard off-hire dry cargo containers located in North America (the “North American Dry Containers”). The impairment charge was a result of CCC’s and the Leasing Agent identifying a number of issues that had an impact on their carrying value.
    The age of the North American Dry Containers.
 
    The lack of regional market demand to lease the North American Dry Containers.
 
    The cost to reposition the North American Dry Containers to high demand markets.
 
    The strong North American container sale market.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
  (j)   Container Rental Equipment (continued)
 
      CCC and the Leasing Agent concluded that effective June 1, 2005, the North American Dry Containers would be targeted for immediate sale and committed to a plan to dispose of the North American Dry Containers. It was concluded that the carrying value of these containers, $691,098, exceeded fair value and accordingly, an impairment charge of $125,498, or approximately $0.02 per limited partnership unit, was recorded to operations under impairment losses during 2005. Fair value was determined by estimating the expected amount to be received at the time of sale. The expected sales price was estimated by evaluating the current sales price of similar containers. During 2006, the Partnership sold 15 North American Dry Containers targeted for sale. The Partnership recognized a loss of $159 on the sale of these containers. At December 31, 2006, 225 of the original 404 North American Dry Containers remained in its fleet. These North American Dry Containers were originally classified as held for sale after their impairment in 2005 as a result of the aforementioned conditions that existed at the time of impairment. The Partnership reclassified these containers as held and used as of December 31, 2006. The reclassification is the result of current market conditions that have contributed to 211 of the remaining 225 North American Dry Containers being leased under master leases and 14 North American Dry Containers being off-hire and available for lease. The Partnership expects to sell these North American Dry Containers, subject to the same disposal criteria employed for its remaining container fleet. There were no impairment charges to the carrying value of container rental equipment during 2007 and 2006.
 
  (k)   Income Taxes
 
      The Partnership is not subject to income taxes, consequently no provision for income taxes has been made. The Partnership files federal and state annual information tax returns, prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Taxable income or loss is reportable by the partners individually.
 
  (l)   New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
 
      In September 2006 the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which provides a single definition of fair value, establishes a framework for the measurement of fair value and expands disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for interim periods within those fiscal years; SFAS 157 will therefore be applicable for the Partnership’s fiscal year commencing January 1, 2008. In November 2007, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of Statement 157 for all non financial assets and liabilities by one year. The Partnership will adopt the effective provisions of SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, and does not expect adoption to have an impact on the balance sheet or statement of operations, however additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the fair measures and the effect of certain measures on changes in assets and liabilities for the period.
 
      In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 — “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted provided the entity also elects to apply SFAS 157. SFAS 159 permits all entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items at fair value. The Partnership will adopt SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008, however, the Partnership does not intend to use the fair value option for any of its existing financial assets and liabilities and consequently, adoption will have no impact.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(2) Operating Segment
An operating segment is a component of an enterprise that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and about which separate financial information is available. The General Partner operates the Partnership’s container fleet as a homogenous unit and has determined that as such, it has a single reportable operating segment.
The Partnership derives revenues from marine dry cargo, refrigerated and tank containers that are used by its customers in global trade routes. As of December 31, 2007, the Partnership owned 13,214 twenty-foot, 4,799 forty-foot and 1,515 forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo containers, as well as 155 twenty-foot and 24 forty-foot high-cube refrigerated containers, and 198 twenty-four thousand-liter tanks. A summary of gross lease revenue earned by each Partnership container product, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 follows:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
Dry cargo containers
  $ 5,648,238     $ 7,727,830     $ 10,294,376  
Refrigerated containers
    502,400       760,339       1,015,392  
Tank containers
    602,016       562,421       625,922  
 
                 
 
                       
Total
  $ 6,752,654     $ 9,050,590     $ 11,935,690  
 
                 
Due to the Partnership’s lack of information regarding the physical location of its fleet of containers when on lease in the global shipping trade, the Partnership believes that it does not possess discernible geographic reporting segments as defined in SFAS No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (“SFAS 131”).
The Partnership does not believe that its ongoing business is dependent upon a single sub-lessee of the Leasing Agent, although the loss of one or more of the Leasing Agent’s sub-lessees could have an adverse effect upon its business. The following sub-lessees of the Leasing Agent each generated more than 10% of the Leasing Agent’s gross lease revenue earned on behalf of the Partnership. During 2007, Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG generated approximately 19%, or $1,315,503, and Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (“MSC”) generated approximately 15%, or $994,345, of the Leasing Agent’s gross lease revenue earned on behalf of the Partnership. During 2006 and 2005, MSC generated approximately 13%, or $1,192,763, and 10%, or $1,232,674, of the Leasing Agent’s gross lease revenue earned on behalf of the Partnership, respectively.
(3) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include money market funds with original maturities of three months or less that invest in highly-liquid securities, such as U.S. Treasury obligations, repurchase agreements secured by U.S. Treasury obligations, and obligations whose principal and interest are backed by the U.S. Government. Cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair value, and at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Partnership has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(4) Net Lease Receivables due from Leasing Agent
     Net lease receivables at December 31, 2007 and 2006 comprised:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Gross lease receivables
  $ 1,817,673     $ 2,215,917  
Less:
               
Direct operating payables and accrued expenses
    341,305       521,540  
Base management fees payable (receivable)
    86,349       (5,858 )
Reimbursed administrative expenses
    25,760       36,537  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    154,618       307,405  
 
           
 
    608,032       859,624  
 
           
 
               
Net lease receivables
  $ 1,209,641     $ 1,356,293  
 
           
Included within the amount of gross lease receivables are $191,187 in respect of amount owed by the Leasing Agent and $167,670 in respect of amount owed to the Leasing Agent in relation to the disposal of containers for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Doubtful debt expense (credit) charged during the year was $(152,787) and $28,036 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
(5) Sales-Type Lease Receivables due from Leasing Agent
The Leasing Agent, on behalf of the Partnership, has entered into four lease purchase agreements that include bargain purchase options. The Partnership classified the lease purchase agreements as sales-type leases and recorded sales-type lease receivables. The underlying equipment had previously been classified as container rental equipment. At December 31, 2007, the minimum future lease rentals under these sales-type leases, net of unearned income were:
                             
    Gross Sales-Type       Unearned Sales-       Net Minimum Future  
    Lease Receivable       Type Lease Income       Sales-Type Lease Rentals  
2008
    93,057         17,228         75,829  
2009
    81,284         6,781         74,503  
2010
    23,560         468         23,092  
 
                     
 
                           
Total
  $ 197,901       $ 24,477       $ 173,424  
 
                     
(6) Damage Protection Plan
The Leasing Agent offers a repair service to several customers of the Partnership’s containers, whereby the customer pays an additional rental fee for the convenience of having the Partnership incur the repair expense for containers damaged while on lease. This fee is recorded as revenue when earned according to the terms of the rental contract. Repair costs, when incurred by this service, are included within direct operating expenses, a component of net lease revenue. The Partnership is not responsible in the event repair costs exceed predetermined limits, or for repairs that are required for damages not defined by the damage protection plan agreement.

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(7) Net Lease Revenue
     Net lease revenue for 2007, 2006 and 2005 comprised:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
Gross lease revenue
  $ 6,752,654     $ 9,050,590     $ 11,935,690  
Less:
                       
Direct operating expenses
    815,348       1,175,680       1,986,062  
Base management fees
    465,157       625,919       819,380  
Reimbursed administrative expenses:
                       
Salaries
    245,010       356,771       454,574  
Other payroll related expenses
    38,347       46,626       63,696  
General and administrative expenses
    69,911       95,906       117,268  
 
                 
 
    353,268       499,303       635,538  
 
                 
 
    1,633,773       2,300,902       3,440,980  
 
                 
Net lease revenue
  $ 5,118,881     $ 6,749,688     $ 8,494,710  
 
                 
Contingent master lease rentals earned on Partnership equipment approximated $4,878,793, $6,618,696, and $8,674,859 of gross lease revenue, respectively, in the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
As at December 31, 2007, the minimum lease rentals receivable on Partnership equipment in future years under non-cancelable term operating leases were:
         
2008
  $ 1,246,003  
2009
    713,297  
2010
    629,653  
2011
    363,328  
2012
    96,392  
2013 and thereafter
    17,997  
 
     
 
       
Total
  $ 3,066,670  
 
     
(8) Related party transactions
The general partner, CCC, and its affiliates, the leasing agent are related parties of the partnership.
Base management fees are equal to 7% of the gross lease revenue earned on the Partnership equipment. Reimbursed administrative expenses are equal to the costs expended by CCC and its affiliates for services necessary for the prudent operation of the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership Agreement. The following compensation was paid or payable by the Partnership to CCC and the Leasing Agent for the years indicated:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
Base management fees
                       
Leasing Agent
  $ 465,157     $ 625,919     $ 819,380  
 
                       
Reimbursed administrative expenses
                       
CCC
    47,124       64,744       83,221  
Leasing Agent
    306,144       434,559       552,317  
 
                 
 
    353,268       499,303       635,538  
 
                 
 
 
  $ 818,425     $ 1,125,222     $ 1,454,918  
 
                 

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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
(8) Related party transactions (continued)
The following compensation was payable to CCC and the Leasing Agent at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
                 
    2007     2006  
CCC
  $ 3,209     $ 4,140  
Leasing Agent
    108,900       26,539  
 
           
 
               
 
  $ 112,109     $ 30,679  
 
           
(9) Limited Partners’ Capital
Cash distributions made to the limited partners during 2007, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
Cash Distribution from Operations
  $ 5,125,290     $ 7,270,763     $ 9,595,023  
Cash Distribution from Sales Proceeds
    4,886,908       5,870,246       4,082,353  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Cash Distributions
  $ 10,012,198     $ 13,141,009     $ 13,677,376  
 
                 
These distributions are used in determining “Adjusted Capital Contributions” as defined by the Partnership Agreement.
The limited partners’ per unit share of capital at December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $3, $4, and $6, respectively. This is calculated by dividing the limited partners’ capital at the end of each year by 7,151,569 the total number of limited partnership units.

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Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
     Inapplicable.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
     See Item 9A(T).
Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures
     The principal executive and principal financial officers of CCC have evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures of the Partnership as of the end of the period covered by this report . As used herein, the term “disclosure controls and procedures” has the meaning given to the term by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and includes the controls and other procedures of the Partnership that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports that it files with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive and principal financial officers of CCC have concluded that the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms applicable to the preparation of this report and is accumulated and communicated to CCC’s management, including CCC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
     The report called for by Item 308T(a) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference to the “Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” (“Management’s Report”), included in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this report. Management’s Report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
     There have not been any changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with Management’s Report that occurred during the Partnership’s fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
     The Partnership, as such, has no officers or directors, but is managed by CCC, the general partner. The officers and directors of CCC at February 28, 2008, are as follows:
     
Name   Office
Dennis J. Tietz   President and Director
Peter J. Younger   Vice President and Director
John Kallas   Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and Director
Frank P. Vaughan   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
     Dennis J. Tietz Mr. Tietz, 55, President and Director, is responsible for the general management of CCC. From 1986 until December 1998, Mr. Tietz was responsible for the organization, marketing and after-market support of CCC’s investment programs. Mr. Tietz was a regional manager for CCC, responsible for various container leasing activities in the U.S. and Europe from 1981 to 1986. Prior to joining CCC in December 1981, Mr. Tietz was employed by Trans Ocean Leasing Corporation as Regional Manager based in Houston, with responsibility for all leasing and operational activities in the U.S. Gulf.
     Mr. Tietz is a director of Cronos Ltd, the parent company of CCC. Prior to Cronos Ltd’s purchase of The Cronos Group’s assets and liabilities on August 1, 2007, Mr. Tietz served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Cronos Group.
     Mr. Tietz holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University and is a Registered Securities Principal with the NASD. Mr. Tietz served as Chairman of the International Institute of Container Lessors for its 2001 fiscal year, and currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Institute’s Board of Directors.
     Peter J. Younger Mr. Younger, 51, Vice President and Director, was elected to the Board of Directors of CCC in December 2005. From 1991 through December 2004, Mr. Younger served in various officer positions with the Leasing Agent, most recently as its managing Director. From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Younger served as Vice President and Controller of CCC. Prior to 1987, Mr. Younger was a certified public accountant and a principal with the accounting firm of Johnson, Glaze and Co., Salem, Oregon. Mr. Younger holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Western Baptist College, Salem, Oregon.
     Mr. Younger was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Cronos Ltd on August 1, 2007. Prior to August 1, 2007, Mr. Younger served as The Cronos Group’s President and Chief Operating Officer in addition to being a member of The Cronos Group’s Board of Directors.
     John Kallas Mr. Kallas, 45, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and Director, is responsible for the administration of CCC’s container investment programs as well as treasury operations. Mr. Kallas was elected Vice President — Secretary/Treasurer on December 2007. Mr. Kallas joined the Board of Directors of CCC in November, 2000. Mr. Kallas served as CCC’s Chief Financial Officer from December 1993 to December 2007 and has held various accounting positions since joining CCC including Controller, Director of Accounting and Corporate Accounting Manager. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Kallas was an accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick, San Francisco, California.
     Mr. Kallas holds a Masters degree in Finance and Business Administration from St. Mary’s College, a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, and is a certified public accountant.
     Frank P. Vaughan Mr. Vaughan, 43, was first elected Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of CCC in December 2007 and is currently responsible for CCC’s container investment programs’ accounting operations. See key management personnel of the Leasing Agent for further information.

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     The key management personnel of the Leasing Agent at February 28, 2008, were as follows:
     
Name   Title
Frank P. Vaughan   Director and Secretary of Leasing Agent and Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Cronos Ltd
John C. Kirby   Director of Leasing Agent and Vice President — Atlantic Region of Cronos Ltd.
Timothy W. Courtenay   Director
     Frank P. Vaughan Mr. Vaughan, 43, was appointed a Director of the Leasing Agent in November 2000. Based in the U.K., Mr. Vaughan is responsible for Cronos Ltd’s and the Leasing Agent’s financial operations. Mr. Vaughan joined the Leasing Agent in 1991 and has held various finance and accounting positions, including Director of Planning and Manager of Group Reporting. Prior to joining Cronos in 1991, Mr. Vaughan, was an accountant with the Automobile association in the U.K., from 1987 to 1991, where he worked in their insurance, travel, publishing, and member services divisions. Mr. Vaughan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with honors, from University College Cork in Ireland, and is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant in the U.K.
     Mr. Vaughan was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (USA) of Cronos Ltd on August 1, 2007. Prior to August 1, 2007, Mr. Vaughan served as The Cronos Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
     John C. Kirby Mr. Kirby, 54, is directly responsible for the Leasing Agent’s marketing operations in the Atlantic region, Mr. Kirby is based in the United Kingdom. Mr. Kirby joined CCC in 1985 as European Technical Manager and advanced to Director of European Operations in 1986, a position he held with CCC and later the Leasing Agent, until his promotion to Vice President-Operations of the Leasing Agent in 1992. Mr. Kirby is also Senior Vice President of Cronos Ltd, the Leasing Agent’s corporate parent. From 1982 to 1985, Mr. Kirby was employed by CLOU Containers, a container Leasing Agent, as Technical Manager, based in Hamburg, Germany. Mr. Kirby acquired a professional engineering qualification from the Mid-Essex Technical College in England.
     Timothy W. Courtenay Mr. Courtenay, 47, joined the Leasing Agent in 1995 and is based in the U.K. Mr. Courtenay serves as the Director of Risk Management. From 1988 to when he joined Cronos, Mr. Courtenay was a financial controller for a real estate firm based in London, England. Mr. Courtenay holds a B.A. degree, with honors, in Accountancy from Leeds University and is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant. Mr. Courtenay also holds a diploma in employment law.

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Audit Committee
     The Partnership is governed by CCC pursuant to the terms and provisions of its Partnership Agreement. The business of CCC, in turn, is supervised by its board of directors, consisting of Dennis J. Tietz, John Kallas, Frank P. Vaughan and Peter J. Younger. All of the members of CCC’s board of directors are officers of CCC and therefore are not “independent” as defined by the rules of the SEC. The board of directors of CCC oversees the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Partnership and the audits of the financial statements of the Partnership.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
     The board of directors of CCC has determined that John Kallas, a member of CCC’s board, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the rules of the SEC. CCC’s board has made this judgment by reason of Mr. Kallas’ experience and training, described above in Mr. Kallas’ biography, under the listing of officers and directors of CCC. Because Mr. Kallas is an officer of CCC, he is not considered “independent” within the meaning of the rules of the SEC.
Code of Ethics
     CCC has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the senior officers of CCC, including the officers identified above. The Code is designed to promote honest and ethical conduct by such officers in their management of the business of CCC, including its activities as general partner of the Partnership; the full and fair disclosure in the reports and documents CCC prepares for and on behalf of the Partnership; and compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations. The Code provides a mechanism for the reporting of violations of the Code and measures to enforce adherence to the Code. A copy of the Code may be requested, without charge, from:
Cronos Capital Corp.
The General Partner
Attention: Corporate Secretary
One Front Street, Suite 925
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 677-8990
ir@cronos.com
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
     The Partnership has followed the practice of reporting acquisitions and dispositions of the Partnership’s units of limited partnership interests by CCC, its general partner. As CCC did not acquire or dispose of any of the Partnership’s units of limited partnership interests during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, no reports of beneficial ownership under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were filed with the SEC.

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Item 11. Executive Compensation
     Partnership distributions are paid to its partners (general and limited) from distributable cash from operations, allocated 95% to the limited partners and 5% to CCC. Distributions of sales proceeds are allocated 99% to the limited partners and 1% to CCC. The allocations remain in effect until such time as the limited partners have received from the Partnership aggregate distributions in an amount equal to their capital contributions plus an 8% cumulative, compounded (daily), annual return on their adjusted capital contributions. Thereafter, all Partnership distributions will be allocated 85% to the limited partners and 15% to CCC.
     The Partnership does not pay or reimburse CCC or the Leasing Agent for any remuneration payable by them to their executive officers, directors or any other controlling persons. However, the Partnership does reimburse CCC and the Leasing Agent for certain services pursuant to the Partnership Agreement. These services include but are not limited to (i) salaries and related salary expenses for services which could be performed directly for the Partnership by independent parties, such as legal, accounting, transfer agent, data processing, operations, communications, duplicating and other such services; (ii) performing administrative services necessary to the prudent operations of the Partnership.
     The following table sets forth the fees the Partnership paid (on a cash basis) to CCC or the Leasing Agent (“CCL”) for the year ended December 31, 2007.
                 
            Cash Fees and
    Name   Description   Distributions
1)
  CCL   Base management fees — equal to 7% of gross lease billings from the leasing of containers subject to leases whereby the aggregate rental payments due during the initial term of the lease are less than the purchase price of the equipment subject to the lease pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Limited Partnership Agreement   $ 372,950  
 
               
2)
  CCC
CCL
  Reimbursed administrative expenses - equal to the costs expended by CCC and its affiliates for services necessary to the prudent operation of the Partnership pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Limited Partnership Agreement   $   48,056
$ 315,990
 
 
               
3)
  CCC   Interest in Fund — 5% of distributions of distributable cash for any quarter pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Limited Partnership Agreement   $ 319,115  

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
     (a) Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
     Inapplicable.
     (b) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
     There is no person or “group” of persons known to the management of CCC to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding units of limited partnership interests of the Partnership.
     (c) Security Ownership of Management
     The Partnership has no directors or officers. It is managed by CCC. CCC owns five units, representing 0.00007% of the total amount of units outstanding.
     (d) Changes in Control
     Inapplicable.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
     (a) Transactions with Related Persons
     The Partnership’s only transactions with management and other related parties during 2007 were limited to those fees paid or amounts committed to be paid (on an annual basis) to CCC, the general partner, and its affiliates. See Item 11, “Executive Compensation,” herein.
     (b) Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons
     Inapplicable.
     (c) Promoters and Certain Control Persons
     Inapplicable.
     (d) Director Independence
     The Partnership has no officers or directors. The directors of CCC, the general partner of the Partnership, are identified under Part III, Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” herein. None of the directors of CCC is “independent” within the meaning of relevant SEC and securities exchange definitions of the term.

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Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
     CCC, on behalf of the Partnership has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Partnership’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. CCC’s board of directors has the authority to pre-approve audit related and non-audit services on behalf of the Partnership, that are not prohibited by law, to be performed by the Partnership’s independent auditors.
Audit Fees
     Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of the Partnership’s financial statements and review of its quarterly financial statements and audit services provided in connection with its statutory or regulatory filings. The Partnership incurred fees of $87,496 and $62,920 during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for these audit services.
Audit-Related Fees
     The Partnership did not incur audit-related fees during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007 and 2006. Typically, audit-related fees, if incurred, would consist of fees for accounting consultations and other attestation services.
Tax Fees
     The Partnership did not incur tax fees during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007 and 2006. Typically, tax fees, if incurred, would consist of fees for compliance services, tax advice and tax planning.
All Other Fees
     The Partnership did not incur any other fees for services provided by its independent auditor during the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
             
        Page  
(1)
  Financial Statements        
 
           
 
  Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting     23  
 
           
 
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     24  
 
           
(2)
  The following financial statements of the Partnership are included in Part II, Item 8:        
 
           
 
  Balance Sheets — as of December 31, 2007 and 2006     25  
 
           
 
  Statements of Operations — for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005     26  
 
           
 
  Statements of Partners’ Capital — for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005     27  
 
           
 
  Statements of Cash Flows — for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005     28  
 
           
 
  Notes to Financial Statements     29  
     All schedules are omitted as the information is not required or the information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.
     (3) Exhibits
         
Exhibit        
No.   Description   Method of Filing
 
       
3(a)
  Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, amended and restated as of September 12, 1988   *
 
       
3(b)
  Certificate of Limited Partnership   **
 
       
10
  Form of Leasing Agent Agreement with Cronos Containers Limited   ***
 
       
31.1
  Rule 13a-14 Certification   Filed with this document
 
       
31.2
  Rule 13a-14 Certification   Filed with this document
 
       
32
  Section 1350 Certifications   Filed with this document
****
 
*   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit “A” to the Prospectus of the Partnership dated September 12, 1988, included as part of Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
 
**   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
 
***   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-42697)
 
****   This certification, required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, other than as required by Section 906, is not to be deemed “filed” with the Commission or subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of said Act.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
    CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
 
 
  By   Cronos Capital Corp.
 
      The General Partner
 
       
 
  By   /s/ Dennis J. Tietz
 
       
 
      Dennis J. Tietz
 
      President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp. (“CCC”)
 
      Principal Executive Officer of CCC
Date: March 7, 2008
     Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Cronos Capital Corp., the managing general partner of the Partnership, in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
/s/ Dennis J. Tietz
 
Dennis J. Tietz
  President and Director of
Cronos Capital Corp. (“CCC”)
(Principal Executive Officer of CCC)
  March 7, 2008
 
       
/s/ John Kallas
 
John Kallas
  Vice President-Secretary/Treasurer
and Director of CCC
  March 7, 2008
 
       
/s/ Frank P. Vaughan
 
Frank P. Vaughan
  Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Director of CCC
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer of CCC)
  March 7, 2008
 
       
/s/ Peter J. Younger
  Vice President and Director of CCC   March 7, 2008
 
Peter J. Younger
       

 


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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit        
No.   Description   Method of Filing
 
       
3(a)
  Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, amended and restated as of September 12, 1988   *
 
       
3(b)
  Certificate of Limited Partnership   **
 
       
10
  Form of Leasing Agent Agreement with Cronos Containers Limited   ***
 
       
31.1
  Rule 13a-14 Certification   Filed with this document
 
       
31.2
  Rule 13a-14 Certification   Filed with this document
 
       
32
  Section 1350 Certifications   Filed with this document
****
 
*   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit “A” to the Prospectus of the Partnership dated September 12, 1988, included as part of Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
 
**   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
 
***   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-42697)
 
****   This certification, required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, other than as required by Section 906, is not to be deemed “filed” with the Commission or subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of said Act.

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1
Cronos Global Income Fund XV
Rule 13a-14 Certifications
     I, Dennis J. Tietz, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cronos Global Income Fund XV (the “Partnership”);
     2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Partnership as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
     4. The other certifying officer of Cronos Capital Corp. (“CCC”), the General Partner of the Partnership, and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Partnership and we have:
          (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Partnership, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
          (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;
          (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
          (d) disclosed in this report any change in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Partnership’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Partnership’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
     5. CCC’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Partnership’s auditors and the Audit Committee of Partnership’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
          (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Partnership’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
          (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 7, 2008
     
/s/ DENNIS J. TIETZ
 
Dennis J. Tietz
   
President and Director of CCC
   

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2
Cronos Global Income Fund XV
Rule 13a-14 Certifications
     I, Frank P. Vaughan, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cronos Global Income Fund XV (the “Partnership”);
     2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Partnership as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
     4. The other certifying officer of Cronos Capital Corp. (“CCC”), the General Partner of the Partnership, and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Partnership and we have:
          (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Partnership, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
          (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;
          (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
          (d) disclosed in this report any change in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Partnership’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Partnership’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
     5. CCC’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Partnership’s auditors and the Audit Committee of Partnership’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
          (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Partnership’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
          (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 7, 2008
     
/s/ FRANK P. VAUGHAN
   
 
Frank P. Vaughan
   
Chief Financial Officer of CCC
   

 

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EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. § 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002*
In connection with the Annual Report of Cronos Global Income Fund XV (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned, Dennis J. Tietz, the President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp., the General Partner of the Partnership, and Frank P. Vaughan, the Chief Financial Officer of Cronos Capital Corp., certify, based on their knowledge, that:
  (i)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (ii)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Partnership.
      March 7, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Dennis J. Tietz    
  Dennis J. Tietz,   
  President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp., General Partner of the Partnership   
 
     
  /s/ Frank P. Vaughan    
  Frank P. Vaughan,   
  Chief Financial Officer of Cronos Capital Corp,. General Partner of the Partnership   
 
A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE COMPANY AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.
 
*   This certification, required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, other than as required by Section 906, shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the Commission or subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of said Act.

 

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