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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                    FORM 10-K

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

                   For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1997
                                       OR
            ( ) 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 333-11243
                          CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.

           A DELAWARE                      I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
      LIMITED PARTNERSHIP                           No. 22-3467161

                          c/o AT&T Capital Corporation
               44 Whippany Road, Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1983
                          Telephone Number 973-397-3000

                               ------------------

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

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

THE REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(1)(a) AND
(b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE
FORMAT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(2).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES...x... NO.......

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. (x)

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
registrant. The aggregate market value shall be computed by reference to the
price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such
stock, as of specified date within 60 days prior to the date of filing. Not
Applicable

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Portions of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of this Registrant
            (No. 333-11243) are incorporated in Part I this report.




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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     PART I

      Item                        Description                        Page

      <S>      <C>                                                  <C>
       1.      Business                                                1
       2.      Properties                                              2
       3.      Legal Proceedings                                       2
       4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders     2


                                  PART II

       5.      Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
                Stockholder Matters                                    2
       6.      Selected Financial Data                                 2
       7.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                Condition and Results of Operations                    3
       8.      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data             3
       9.      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
                Accounting and Financial Disclosure                   12

                                  PART III

      10.      Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant     12
      11.      Executive Compensation                                 12
      12.      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
                Management                                            12
      13.      Certain Relationships and Related Transactions         12

                                  PART IV

      14.      Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports
                on Form 8-K                                           13
</TABLE>





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                                     PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

        Capita Preferred Funding L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited
partnership that was formed under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act, as amended, on August 29, 1996. Pursuant to the certificate of
limited partnership, as amended, and the Limited Partnership Agreement, AT&T
Capital Corporation, is the sole general partner of the Partnership (in such
capacity the "General Partner"). Upon the issuance of approximately $206.2
million of Partnership Preferred Securities (the "Partnership Preferred
Securities"), which securities represent limited partner interests in the
Partnership, an affiliate, Capita Preferred Trust (the "Trust"), became the sole
limited partner of the Partnership. Contemporaneous with the issuance of the
Partnership Preferred Securities, the General Partner contributed capital of
$36.4 million to the Partnership to establish its initial capital account at an
amount equal to at least 15% of the total capital of the Partnership.

        The Partnership is managed by the General Partner and exists for the
sole purpose of (i) issuing its partnership interests, (ii) investing the
proceeds thereof in 20-year debentures of the General Partner and two
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the General Partner (the "Debentures") and, to a
limited extent, certain short-term investments and (iii) engaging in only those
other activities necessary or incidental thereto. To the extent that aggregate
payments to the Partnership on the Debentures and investments exceeds
distributions payable with respect to the Partnership Preferred Securities, the
Partnership may at times have excess funds which shall be allocated to and may,
in the General Partner's sole discretion, be distributed to the General Partner.

        On January 12, 1998, all of the General Partner's outstanding shares of
common stock were purchased by Newcourt Credit Group Inc., an Ontario
corporation ("Newcourt") in a transaction accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting (the "Newcourt Acquisition"). The General Partner currently
is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Newcourt.

        On February 9, 1998, the General Partner and Newcourt entered into a
support agreement (the "Newcourt Support Agreement"). The Newcourt Support
Agreement requires Newcourt to own a majority of the outstanding shares of
common stock of the General Partner, to cause the General Partner and its
subsidiaries to have a consolidated tangible net worth of at least $1.00 and to
provide funds to the General Partner (upon the request of the General Partner)
sufficient to enable the General Partner to make timely payments of principal
and interest payments on its debt for borrowed money (if the General Partner is
unable to do so).

        On February 20, 1998, the General Partner entered into an agreement
whereby the General Partner guarantees certain indebtedness and liquidity
facilities of Newcourt and Newcourt Credit Group USA Inc. (the "Newcourt
Guarantee"). This debt is used by Newcourt for general operating purposes. As of
February 28, 1998, the General Partner's guarantee of such debt was $1.4 billion
(C$2.0 billion). The Newcourt Guarantee, ranks pari passu to the liabilities of
the General Partner. As disclosed in the Trust's registration statement filed on
Form S-3 in October 1996, the General Partner guaranteed, on a subordinate basis
the Trust's distributions (the "Trust Guarantee"). The Trust Guarantee ranks
subordinate and junior to all other liabilities of AT&T Capital. Thus, the Trust
Guarantee ranks subordinate to the Newcourt Guarantee.

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        Ownership of The trust Preferred Securities was not affected by the
Newcourt Acquisition and related transactions.

        For additional information regarding the description of the Partnership,
see The Trust's Prospectus dated October 22, 1996 comprising a portion of the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-11243) filed by the Partnership with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is incorporated by reference
herein.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

        The Partnership owns no physical properties.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        The Partnership has no pending legal proceedings.

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

        Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.

                                     PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
        MATTERS

There is no established public trading market for the Partnership Preferred
Securities of the Partnership. As of March 20, 1998, there were 2 holders of
record.

ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

        Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.

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

Results of Operations and Changes in Cash Flows

        On October 25, 1996, Capita Preferred Funding L.P. (the "Partnership")
issued $206.2 million of Partnership Preferred Securities (the "Partnership
Preferred Securities") to an affiliate, Capita Preferred Trust (the "Trust").
The Partnership invested such proceeds and the $36.4 million capital
contribution from its general partner, AT&T Capital Corporation (the
"General Partner") in $240.2 million of 20-year Debentures of the General
Partner and two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the General Partner (the
"Debentures") and $2.4 million in short term investments.

        During 1997 and 1996, the Partnership made its scheduled quarterly cash
distributions totaling $18.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively, (annual
fixed rate of 9.06%) to Capita Preferred Trust, the Partnership's limited
partner. On those same quarterly distribution dates, the Partnership received
its scheduled Debenture interest income payments (annual fixed rate of 8.88%)
from the General Partner and two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the General
Partner (the "Subsidiaries") aggregating $21.3 million and $3.9 million,
respectively. During 1997 and 1996, the Partnership earned interest income of
approximately $113 thousand and $21 thousand, respectively, on short-term
investments. The Partnership distributes the excess of the interest income on
debentures and short term investments over cash distributions to the General
Partner. For 1997 and 1996 the Partnership distributed $2.7 million and $.5
million to the General Partner.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

                         CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                             (dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   At December 31,
                                                 1997           1996
                                               --------       --------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
  Debentures receivable from Affiliates        $240,146       $240,146
  Other assets                                    2,434          2,426
                                               --------       --------
Total Assets                                    242,580        242,572
                                               ========       ========
PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
    General Partner's Interest                   36,394         36,386
    Limited Partner's Interest                  206,186        206,186
                                               --------       --------
Total Partners' Capital                        $242,580       $242,572
                                               ========       ========
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

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                          CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.
                              STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    For The Year        For The Period
                                       Ended           August 29, 1996
                                    December 31,     through December 31,
                                        1997                 1996
                                  ----------------   --------------------
<S>                                   <C>                  <C>
REVENUES-Interest income              $21,438              $ 3,931
                                      -------              -------
Net income                            $21,438              $ 3,931
                                      =======              =======
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

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                          CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.
                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                             (dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          For The Year    For The Period
                                              Ended      August 29, 1996
                                          December 31,   To December 31,
                                              1997             1996
                                          ------------   ---------------
<S>                                         <C>              <C>
General Partner's Interest:
    Balance at beginning of period          $  36,386        $       0
        Capital contribution                                    36,386
        Net income                              2,758              506
        Distributions                          (2,750)            (506)
                                            ---------        ---------
    Balance at end of period                   36,394           36,386
                                            ---------        ---------
Limited Partner's Interest:
    Balance at beginning of period          $ 206,186                0
        Capital contribution                                   206,186
        Net income                             18,680            3,425
        Distributions                         (18,680)          (3,425)
                                            ---------        ---------
    Balance at end of period                $ 206,186          206,186
                                            ---------        ---------
Total Partners' Capital                     $ 242,580        $ 242,572
                                            =========        =========
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

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                          CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 For The Year      For The Period
                                                     Ended         August 29, 1996
                                                 December 31,      To December 31,
                                                     1997               1996
                                                 ------------      ---------------
<S>                                                <C>                <C>
Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
Net Income                                         $  21,438          $   3,931
Increase in other assets                                  (8)                 0
                                                   ---------          ---------
Net Cash provided from Operating Activities           21,430              3,931
                                                   ---------          ---------
Cash Flow from Investing Activities:
Purchase of eligible debt securities                       0             (2,426)
Purchase of Debentures                                     0           (240,146)
                                                   ---------          ---------
Net Cash used for Investing Activities                     0           (242,572)
                                                   ---------          ---------

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:

Issuance of Partnership Preferred Securities               0            206,186
Capital Contribution from General Partner                  0             36,386
Distribution to Limited Partner                      (18,680)            (3,425)
Distribution to General Partner                       (2,750)              (506)
                                                   ---------          ---------
Net Cash (used for) provided by Financing
 activities                                          (21,430)           238,641
                                                   ---------          ---------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents                    0                  0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
 of period                                                 0                  0
                                                   ---------          ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end
 of period                                         $       0          $       0
                                                   =========          =========

</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                          CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.
                        NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   Description of the Partnership

        Capita Preferred Funding L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited
partnership that was formed under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act, as amended, on August 29, 1996. Pursuant to the certificate of
limited partnership, as amended, and the Limited Partnership Agreement, AT&T
Capital Corporation, is the sole general partner of the Partnership (in such
capacity the "General Partner").

        On October 25, 1996 the Partnership issued $206.2 million of Partnership
Preferred Securities to an affiliate, Capita Preferred Trust ("the Trust"). The
Trust is the sole limited partner of the Partnership. The Trust and the
Partnership are consolidated subsidiaries of the General Partner. The
Partnership, in turn, used proceeds from the issuance of the Partnership
Preferred Securities and a General Partner capital contribution of $36.4 million
to invest primarily in 20-year debentures of the General Partner and two
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the General Partner (the "Debentures"). Payments
in respect to the Debentures issued by the General Partner's subsidiaries have
been guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, by the General Partner.

        On January 12, 1998, all of the General Partner's outstanding shares of
common stock were purchased by Newcourt Credit Group Inc., an Ontario
corporation ("Newcourt") in a transaction accounted for under the purchase
method of accounting (the "Newcourt Acquisition "). The General Partner
currently is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Newcourt.

        On February 9, 1998, the General Partner and Newcourt entered into a
support agreement (the "Newcourt Support Agreement"). The Newcourt Support
Agreement requires Newcourt to own a majority of the outstanding shares of
common stock of the General Partner, to cause the General Partner and its
subsidiaries to have a consolidated tangible net worth of at least $1.00 and to
provide funds to the General Partner (upon the request of the General Partner)
sufficient to enable the General Partner to make timely payments of principal
and interest payments on its debt for borrowed money (if the General Partner
is unable to do so).

        On February 20, 1998, the General Partner entered into an agreement
whereby the General Partner guarantees certain indebtedness and liquidity
facilities of Newcourt and Newcourt Credit Group USA Inc. (the "Newcourt
Guarantee"). This debt is used by Newcourt for general operating purposes. As
of February 28, 1998, the General Partner's guarantee of such debt was $1.4
billion (C$2.0 billion). The Newcourt Guarantee, ranks pari passu to the
liabilities of the General Partner. As disclosed in the Trust's registration
statement filed on Form S-3 in October 1996, the General Partner guaranteed, on
a subordinate basis the Trust's distributions (the "Trust Guarantee"). The Trust
Guarantee ranks subordinate and junior to all other liabilities of AT&T Capital.
Thus, the Trust Guarantee ranks subordinate to the Newcourt Guarantee.

        Ownership of the Trust Preferred Securities was not affected by the
Newcourt Acquisition and related transactions.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting policies

Revenue Recognition

        Interest income on the Debentures is recorded on the accompanying
Statements of Income when due from the General Partner and its two wholly-owned
subsidiaries. Accrual of interest income on the Debentures would be suspended if
the Debentures became delinquent. The Debentures were not delinquent at December
31, 1997 or 1996.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

        The Partnership considers all highly liquid investments with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Partnership's cash
is held by a New York money center bank, in a demand deposit account.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management 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 revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.

Administrative Costs

        All costs and expenses of the Partnership are paid by the General
Partner.

3. Administration of the Partnership

               The Partnership is managed by the General Partner and exists for
the sole purpose of (i) issuing its partnership interest, (ii) investing the
proceeds thereof in Debentures and to a lesser extent, certain short-term
investments and (iii) engaging in only those other activities necessary or
incidental thereto. To the extent that aggregate payments to the Partnership on
the Debentures and investments exceeds distributions payable with respect to the
Partnership Preferred Securities, the Partnership may at times have excess funds
which shall be allocated to and may, in the General Partner's sole discretion,
be distributed to the General Partner.

        For so long as the Partnership Preferred Securities remain outstanding,
the General Partner covenants in the Limited Partnership Agreement (i) to remain
the sole general partner of the Partnership and to maintain directly 100%
ownership of the General Partner's interest in the Partnership, which interest
will at all times represent at least 1% of the total capital of the Partnership;
(ii) to cause the Partnership to remain a limited partnership and not to
voluntarily dissolve, liquidate, wind-up or be terminated, except as permitted
by the Limited Partnership Agreement, (iii) to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that the Partnership will not be an "investment company" for
purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and (iv) to take no action which
would be reasonably likely to cause the Partnership to be classified as an
association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United
States federal income tax purposes. (See Note 4 for discussion of Income Taxes.)

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4. Income Taxes

        The Partnership is classified for United States federal income tax
purposes as a partnership and not as an association or publicly traded
partnership taxable as a corporation. Therefore, the Partnership is not a tax
paying entity.

5. Distributions

        Holders of Partnership Preferred Securities are entitled to receive
cumulative cash distributions, if, as and when declared by the General Partner
in its sole discretion out of assets of the Partnership legally available for
payment. The distributions payable on each Partnership Preferred Security will
be fixed at a rate per annum of 9.06% of the stated liquidation preference of
$25 per Partnership Preferred Security. Distributions not paid on the scheduled
payment date will accumulate and compound quarterly at the rate per annum equal
to 9.06%. The amount of distributions payable for any period will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

        The Partnership's earnings available for distribution to the holders of
the Partnership Preferred Securities will be limited primarily to interest
received on the Debentures and certain short-term investments. To the extent
that the issuers (including, where applicable, the General Partner, as
guarantor) of the securities in which the Partnership invests fail to make any
payment in respect of such securities (or, if applicable, such guarantees), the
Partnership will not have sufficient funds to pay and will not declare or pay
distributions on the Partnership Preferred Securities, in which event the
Partnership Guarantee will not apply to such distributions until the Partnership
has sufficient funds available therefor. In addition, distributions on the
Partnership Preferred Securities may be declared and paid only as determined
in the sole discretion of the General Partner.

6. Debentures receivable from Affiliate

        The Partnership invested the contributions received from the Trust and
General Partner in the Debentures. The Debentures, which have a term of 20
years, bear interest at 8.88% per annum, and are guaranteed by the General
Partner, are all due from related parties of the Partnership (see Note 1). Of
the Debentures purchased, approximately $206.2 million are obligations of the
General Partner, AT&T Capital Corporation, approximately $29.0 million are
obligations of an affiliate, AT&T Leasing Services, Inc. and the remainder of
$5.0 million are obligations of another affiliate, AT&T Capital Services, Inc.

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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                    ----------------------------------------


To the Partnership Preferred Security Holders and Trustees of Capita Preferred
Funding L.P.:

        We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Capita Preferred
Funding  L.P. (the "Partnership") as of December 31, 1997, and the related
statements of income, changes in shareowners' equity, and cash flows for the
year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership as
of December 31, 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New York, New York
March 27, 1998

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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                         ------------------------------


To the Partnership Preferred Security Holders and Trustees of Capita Preferred
Funding L.P.:

     We have audited the balance sheet of Capita Preferred Funding L.P. (the
"Partnership") at December 31, 1996, and the related statements of income,
partners' capital and cash flows for the period August 29, 1996 (Date of
Formation) to December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

     We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership at December
31, 1996, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period
August 29, 1996 to December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

                                       COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
April 14, 1997

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

        On February 12, 1997, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
(with the concurrence of the Board of Directors) of the General Partner
dismissed Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as the General Partner's and Trust's
independent public accountants and appointed Arthur Andersen LLP to serve as the
General Partner's and Trust's independent accountants for the year 1997. There
have been no disagreements with Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. on any accounting or
financial disclosure during the past two fiscal years, preceding February 12,
1997.

                                    PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

        Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

        Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.

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

         Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

         Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.

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                                     PART IV

Item 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

        a) Documents filed as a part of the report:

              (1) Financial Statements:
                  - Balance Sheets
                  - Statements of Income
                  - Statements of Partners' Capital
                  - Statements of Cash Flows
                  - Notes to the Financial Statements
                  - Report of Independent Public Accountants

              (2) Financial statement schedules are omitted because the required
                  information is included in the financial statements or notes
                  thereto or because of the absence of condition under which
                  they are required.

              (3) Exhibits:

                  Exhibit Number

                   4.1  Certificate of Limited Partnership, dated as of August
                        28, 1996, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of
                        the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
                        333-11243) filed with the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission.

                   4.2  Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership,
                        dated as of October 2, 1996 is incorporated by reference
                        to Exhibit 4.4 of the registrant's Registration
                        Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-11243) filed with the
                        Securities and Exchange Commission.

                   4.3  Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited
                        Partnership is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5
                        of the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
                        (No. 333-11243) filed with the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission.

                   4.4  Form of Partnership Preferred Securities Guarantee
                        Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of
                        the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
                        333-11243) filed with the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission.

                  10(a) AT&T Capital Corporation, Capita Preferred Funding L.P.,
                        Capita Preferred Trust Prospectus dated October 22, 1996
                        is incorporated by reference to the Registration
                        Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-11243) dated October 21,
                        1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                  27    Financial Data Schedule

        b) Current Reports on Form 8-K:

         None

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        CAPITA PREFERRED FUNDING L.P.

                                                By: AT&T Capital Corporation
                                                    General Partner

                                                    Daniel A. Jauernig

                                                By: Daniel A. Jauernig
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                    of AT&T Capital Corporation

 March 27, 1998

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