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CubeSmart - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark one)

 

x                Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012.

 

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:
001-32324 (CubeSmart)
000-54662 (CubeSmart, L.P.)

 


 

CUBESMART

CUBESMART, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Maryland (CubeSmart)
Delaware (CubeSmart, L.P.)

 

20-1024732
34-1837021

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

460 East Swedesford Road

 

 

Wayne, Pennsylvania

 

19087

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(610) 293-5700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


 

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.

 

CubeSmart

Yes x No o

CubeSmart, L.P.

Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

CubeSmart

Yes x No o

CubeSmart, L.P.

Yes x No o

 

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.

 

CubeSmart:

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

CubeSmart, L.P.:

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

CubeSmart

Yes o No x

CubeSmart, L.P.

Yes o No x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 

Class

 

Outstanding at November 5, 2012

common shares of CubeSmart, $.01 par value

 

129,306,038

 

 

 



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 of CubeSmart (the “Parent Company” or “CubeSmart”) and CubeSmart, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”). The Parent Company is a Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns its assets and conducts its operations through the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.  The Parent Company, the Operating Partnership and their consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to in this report as the “Company.” In addition, terms such as “we”, “us”, or “our” used in this report may refer to the Company, the Parent Company, or the Operating Partnership.

 

The Parent Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and, as of September 30, 2012, owned a 96.7% interest in the Operating Partnership. The remaining 3.3% interest consists of common units of limited partnership interest issued by the Operating Partnership to third parties in exchange for contributions of properties to the Operating Partnership. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Parent Company has full and complete authority over the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day operations and management.

 

Management operates the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership as one enterprise. The management teams of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are identical, and their constituents are officers of both the Parent Company and of the Operating Partnership.

 

There are few differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, which are reflected in the note disclosures in this report. The Company believes it is important to understand the differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in the context of how these entities operate as a consolidated enterprise. The Parent Company is a REIT, whose only material asset is its ownership of the partnership interests of the Operating Partnership.  As a result, the Parent Company does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, issuing public equity from time to time and guaranteeing the debt obligations of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the Company and, directly or indirectly, holds the ownership interests in the Company’s real estate ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the Company’s business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the Parent Company, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates the capital required by the Company’s business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, by the Operating Partnership’s direct or indirect incurrence of indebtedness or through the issuance of partnership units of the Operating Partnership or equity interests in subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.

 

The substantive difference between the Parent Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s filings is the fact that the Parent Company is a REIT with public equity, while the Operating Partnership is a partnership with no publicly traded equity. In the financial statements, this difference is primarily reflected in the equity (or capital for Operating Partnership) section of the consolidated balance sheets and in the consolidated statements of equity (or capital). Apart from the different equity treatment, the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are nearly identical.

 

The Company believes that combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership into a single report will:

 

·                      facilitate a better understanding by the investors of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling them to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;

·                      remove duplicative disclosures and provide a more straightforward presentation in light of the fact that a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership; and

·                      create time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

 

To help investors understand the significant differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, this report presents Item 1 - Financial Statements as separate sections for each of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership.

 

This report also includes separate Item 4—Controls and Procedures sections, signature pages and Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent Company and the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Operating Partnership

 

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have made the requisite certifications and that the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

 

In order to highlight the differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership specifically refer to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership. In the sections that combine disclosures of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to such disclosures as those of the Company.  Although the Operating Partnership is generally the entity that directly or indirectly enters into contracts and real estate ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the business is one enterprise and the Parent Company operates the business through the Operating Partnership.

 

As general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, the Parent Company consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the Parent Company does not have significant assets other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. The separate discussions of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

 

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

7

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

32

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

45

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

46

 

 

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

47

Item 6. Exhibits

48

 

Filing Format

 

This combined Form 10-Q is being filed separately by CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or “this Report”, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning the Company’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other information that is not historical information.  In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” or “intends” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy.  Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated.  Although we believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  As a result, you should not rely on or construe any forward-looking statements in this Report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, as predictions of future events or as guarantees of future performance.  We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report or as of the dates otherwise indicated in the statements.  All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this Report, are qualified in their entirety by this statement.

 

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in or contemplated by this Report.  Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the risks and uncertainties referred to in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Parent Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·         national and local economic, business, real estate and other market conditions;

 

·         the competitive environment in which we operate, including our ability to maintain or raise occupancies and rental rates;

 

·         the execution of our business plan;

 

·         the availability of external sources of capital;

 

·         financing risks, including the risk of over-leverage and the corresponding risk of default on our mortgage and other debt and potential inability to refinance existing indebtedness;

 

·         increases in interest rates and operating costs;

 

·         counterparty non-performance related to the use of derivative financial instruments;

 

·         our ability to maintain our Parent Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes;

 

·         acquisition and development risks;

 

·         increases in taxes, fees, and assessments from state and local jurisdictions;

 

·         changes in real estate and zoning laws or regulations;

 

·         risks related to natural disasters;

 

·         potential environmental and other liabilities;

 

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·         other factors affecting the real estate industry generally or the self-storage industry in particular; and

 

·         other risks identified in the Parent Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, and, from time to time, in other reports that we file with the SEC or in other documents that we publicly disseminate.

 

Given these uncertainties and the other risks identified elsewhere in this Report, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as may be required by securities laws.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Storage facilities

 

$

2,432,415

 

$

2,107,469

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(340,365

)

(318,749

)

Storage facilities, net

 

2,092,050

 

1,788,720

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,707

 

9,069

 

Restricted cash

 

7,579

 

11,291

 

Loan procurement costs, net of amortization

 

8,943

 

8,073

 

Investment in real estate ventures, at equity

 

 

15,181

 

Assets held for sale

 

6,452

 

 

Other assets, net

 

49,982

 

43,645

 

Total assets

 

$

2,167,713

 

$

1,875,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

$

250,000

 

$

 

Revolving credit facility

 

65,500

 

 

Unsecured term loans

 

500,000

 

400,000

 

Mortgage loans and notes payable

 

258,849

 

358,441

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

63,033

 

51,025

 

Distributions payable

 

12,110

 

11,401

 

Deferred revenue

 

10,950

 

9,568

 

Security deposits

 

487

 

490

 

Total liabilities

 

1,160,929

 

830,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership

 

56,740

 

49,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

7.75% Series A Preferred shares $.01 par value, 3,220,000 shares authorized, 3,100,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

31

 

31

 

Common shares $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 127,430,047 and 122,058,919 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

 

1,274

 

1,221

 

Additional paid in capital

 

1,357,888

 

1,309,505

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(21,203

)

(12,831

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(388,061

)

(342,013

)

Total CubeSmart shareholders’ equity

 

949,929

 

955,913

 

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

 

115

 

39,409

 

Total equity

 

950,044

 

995,322

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

2,167,713

 

$

1,875,979

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

65,363

 

$

51,932

 

$

184,355

 

$

150,168

 

Other property related income

 

7,677

 

5,679

 

20,493

 

15,370

 

Property management fee income

 

1,094

 

878

 

3,217

 

2,634

 

Total revenues

 

74,134

 

58,489

 

208,065

 

168,172

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

29,195

 

24,083

 

83,027

 

71,505

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

29,774

 

15,620

 

82,446

 

45,573

 

General and administrative

 

6,860

 

5,476

 

19,582

 

18,350

 

Total operating expenses

 

65,829

 

45,179

 

185,055

 

135,428

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

8,305

 

13,310

 

23,010

 

32,744

 

OTHER EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on loans

 

(11,092

)

(8,464

)

(29,692

)

(24,596

)

Loan procurement amortization expense

 

(699

)

(1,093

)

(2,585

)

(4,124

)

Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt

 

 

 

 

(2,085

)

Acquisition related costs

 

(1,527

)

(374

)

(2,390

)

(629

)

Equity in losses of real estate ventures

 

(284

)

(24

)

(745

)

(24

)

Gain from remeasurement of investment in real estate venture

 

7,023

 

 

7,023

 

 

Other

 

166

 

8

 

(12

)

(179

)

Total other expense

 

(6,413

)

(9,947

)

(28,401

)

(31,637

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

1,892

 

3,363

 

(5,391

)

1,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

 

(38

)

1,038

 

1,136

 

5,358

 

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

197

 

3,527

 

6,403

 

3,527

 

Total discontinued operations

 

159

 

4,565

 

7,539

 

8,885

 

NET INCOME

 

2,051

 

7,928

 

2,148

 

9,992

 

NET (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership

 

(5

)

(329

)

106

 

(368

)

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

 

(410

)

(771

)

(1,918

)

(2,011

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY

 

1,636

 

6,828

 

336

 

7,613

 

Distribution to Preferred Shareholders

 

(1,502

)

 

(4,506

)

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY’S COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

$

134

 

$

6,828

 

$

(4,170

)

$

7,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.01

)

Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.09

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.07

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.01

)

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.09

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.07

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

 

124,169

 

98,895

 

123,016

 

98,836

 

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding

 

125,976

 

100,284

 

123,016

 

100,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY’S COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(20

)

$

2,473

 

$

(11,445

)

$

(863

)

Total discontinued operations

 

154

 

4,355

 

7,275

 

8,476

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

134

 

$

6,828

 

$

(4,170

)

$

7,613

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

$

2,051

 

$

7,928

 

$

2,148

 

$

9,992

 

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

(2,708

)

(10,050

)

(8,811

)

(9,189

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation

 

132

 

(76

)

151

 

152

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

(2,576

)

(10,126

)

(8,660

)

(9,037

)

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

(525

)

(2,198

)

(6,512

)

955

 

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership

 

83

 

123

 

400

 

35

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

(415

)

(468

)

(1,924

)

(1,740

)

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY

 

$

(857

)

$

(2,543

)

$

(8,036

)

$

(750

)

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

Preferred Shares

 

Additional Paid
in

 

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive

 

Accumulated

 

Total
Shareholders’

 

Noncontrolling
Interest in

 

Total

 

Interests in the
Operating

 

 

 

Number

 

Amount

 

Number

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

(Loss) Income

 

Deficit

 

Equity

 

Subsidiaries

 

Equity

 

Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

 

122,059

 

$

1,221

 

3,100

 

$

31

 

$

1,309,505

 

$

(12,831

)

$

(342,013

)

$

955,913

 

$

39,409

 

$

995,322

 

$

49,732

 

Issuance of common shares, net

 

4,691

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

59,096

 

 

 

 

 

59,143

 

 

 

59,143

 

 

 

Issuance of restricted shares

 

245

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

170

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

Conversion from units to shares

 

265

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

3,310

 

 

 

 

 

3,313

 

 

 

3,313

 

(3,313

)

Amortization of restricted shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

Share compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

336

 

336

 

1,918

 

2,254

 

(106

)

Adjustment for noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,930

)

 (11,930

)

 

 

 (11,930

)

11,930

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,452

)

 

 

 

 

(18,452

)

(38,532

)

(56,984

)

(132

)

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,513

)

 

 

(8,513

)

 

 

(8,513

)

(298

)

Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

141

 

6

 

147

 

4

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,506

)

(4,506

)

 

 

(4,506

)

 

Common distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,948

)

(29,948

)

(2,686

)

(32,634

)

(1,077

)

Balance at September 30, 2012

 

127,430

 

$

1,274

 

3,100

 

$

31

 

$

1,357,888

 

$

(21,203

)

$

(388,061

)

$

949,929

 

$

115

 

$

950,044

 

$

56,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

Preferred Shares

 

Additional Paid
in

 

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive

 

Accumulated

 

Total
Shareholders’

 

Noncontrolling
Interest in

 

Total

 

Interests in the
Operating

 

 

 

Number

 

Amount

 

Number

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

(Loss) Income

 

Deficit

 

Equity

 

Subsidiaries

 

Equity

 

Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

98,597

 

$

986

 

 

$

 

$

1,026,952

 

$

(1,121

)

$

(302,601

)

$

724,216

 

$

41,192

 

$

765,408

 

$

45,145

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares, net

 

140

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1,451

 

 

 

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

Issuance of restricted shares

 

233

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

Conversion from units to shares

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

85

 

(85

)

Amortization of restricted shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

Share compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,613

 

7,613

 

2,011

 

9,624

 

368

 

Adjustment for noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,509

 

1,509

 

 

 

1,509

 

(1,509

)

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,504

)

 

 

(8,504

)

(276

)

(8,780

)

(409

)

Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

141

 

5

 

146

 

6

 

Common distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,901

)

(20,901

)

(3,452

)

(24,353

)

(995

)

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

99,002

 

$

990

 

 

$

 

$

1,030,847

 

$

(9,484

)

$

(314,380

)

$

707,973

 

$

39,483

 

$

747,456

 

$

42,521

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,148

 

$

9,992

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

85,912

 

51,391

 

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

(6,403

)

(3,527

)

Gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate venture

 

(7,023

)

 

Equity compensation expense

 

3,069

 

2,238

 

Accretion of fair market value adjustment of debt

 

(461

)

(69

)

Loan procurement amortization expense- early repayment of debt

 

 

2,085

 

Equity in losses of real estate venture

 

745

 

(24

)

Changes in other operating accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

8,422

 

(1,810

)

Restricted cash

 

3,307

 

(938

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

7,394

 

4,830

 

Other liabilities

 

55

 

207

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

97,165

 

$

64,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, additions and improvements to storage facilities

 

$

(220,764

)

$

(81,978

)

Cash paid for remaining interest in real estate ventures

 

(81,158

)

 

Investment in real estate venture, at equity

 

 

(15,414

)

Cash distributions from real estate venture

 

909

 

 

Proceeds from sales of properties

 

27,433

 

42,799

 

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

 

1,825

 

(40

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(271,755

)

$

(54,633

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

343,300

 

$

118,700

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

249,638

 

 

Unsecured term loans

 

100,000

 

200,000

 

Mortgage loans and notes payable

 

 

3,537

 

Principal payments on:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

(277,800

)

(161,700

)

Unsecured term loans

 

 

(100,000

)

Mortgage loans and notes payable

 

(206,452

)

(37,833

)

Settlement of hedge transaction

 

(195

)

 

Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net

 

59,143

 

1,452

 

Exercise of stock options

 

1,361

 

121

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

3

 

Cash paid for acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

(61,113

)

 

Distributions paid to common shareholders

 

(29,500

)

(20,873

)

Distributions paid to preferred shareholders

 

(4,222

)

 

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership

 

(1,102

)

(1,001

)

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

(2,685

)

(3,452

)

Loan procurement costs

 

(2,145

)

(2,096

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

$

168,228

 

$

(3,142

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(6,362

)

6,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

9,069

 

5,891

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,707

 

$

12,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized

 

$

25,725

 

$

24,799

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidation of real estate venture

 

$

13,527

 

$

 

Derivative valuation adjustment

 

$

(8,616

)

$

(9,189

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

$

151

 

$

152

 

Mortgage loan assumption at fair value

 

$

107,111

 

$

7,905

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Storage facilities

 

$

2,432,415

 

$

2,107,469

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(340,365

)

(318,749

)

Storage facilities, net

 

2,092,050

 

1,788,720

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,707

 

9,069

 

Restricted cash

 

7,579

 

11,291

 

Loan procurement costs, net of amortization

 

8,943

 

8,073

 

Investment in real estate ventures, at equity

 

 

15,181

 

Assets held for sale

 

6,452

 

 

Other assets, net

 

49,982

 

43,645

 

Total assets

 

$

2,167,713

 

$

1,875,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

$

250,000

 

$

 

Revolving credit facility

 

65,500

 

 

Unsecured term loan

 

500,000

 

400,000

 

Mortgage loans and notes payable

 

258,849

 

358,441

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

63,033

 

51,025

 

Distributions payable

 

12,110

 

11,401

 

Deferred revenue

 

10,950

 

9,568

 

Security deposits

 

487

 

490

 

Total liabilities

 

1,160,929

 

830,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partnership interest of third parties

 

56,740

 

49,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partner

 

971,132

 

968,744

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(21,203

)

(12,831

)

Total CubeSmart L.P. capital

 

949,929

 

955,913

 

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

115

 

39,409

 

Total capital

 

950,044

 

995,322

 

Total liabilities and capital

 

$

2,167,713

 

$

1,875,979

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per common unit data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

65,363

 

$

51,932

 

$

184,355

 

$

150,168

 

Other property related income

 

7,677

 

5,679

 

20,493

 

15,370

 

Property management fee income

 

1,094

 

878

 

3,217

 

2,634

 

Total revenues

 

74,134

 

58,489

 

208,065

 

168,172

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

29,195

 

24,083

 

83,027

 

71,505

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

29,774

 

15,620

 

82,446

 

45,573

 

General and administrative

 

6,860

 

5,476

 

19,582

 

18,350

 

Total operating expenses

 

65,829

 

45,179

 

185,055

 

135,428

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

8,305

 

13,310

 

23,010

 

32,744

 

OTHER EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on loans

 

(11,092

)

(8,464

)

(29,692

)

(24,596

)

Loan procurement amortization expense

 

(699

)

(1,093

)

(2,585

)

(4,124

)

Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt

 

 

 

 

(2,085

)

Acquisition related costs

 

(1,527

)

(374

)

(2,390

)

(629

)

Equity in losses of real estate ventures

 

(284

)

(24

)

(745

)

(24

)

Gain from remeasurement of investment in real estate venture

 

7,023

 

 

7,023

 

 

Other

 

166

 

8

 

(12

)

(179

)

Total other expense

 

(6,413

)

(9,947

)

(28,401

)

(31,637

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

1,892

 

3,363

 

(5,391

)

1,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

(38

)

1,038

 

1,136

 

5,358

 

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

197

 

3,527

 

6,403

 

3,527

 

Total discontinued operations

 

159

 

4,565

 

7,539

 

8,885

 

NET INCOME

 

2,051

 

7,928

 

2,148

 

9,992

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries

 

(410

)

(771

)

(1,918

)

(2,011

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUBESMART L.P.

 

1,641

 

7,157

 

230

 

7,981

 

Limited Partnership interest of third parties

 

(5

)

(329

)

106

 

(368

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO OPERATING PARTNER

 

1,636

 

6,828

 

336

 

7,613

 

Distribution to Preferred Shareholders

 

(1,502

)

 

(4,506

)

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS

 

$

134

 

$

6,828

 

$

(4,170

)

$

7,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per unit from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.01

)

Basic earnings per unit from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.09

 

Basic earnings (loss) per unit attributable to common unitholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.07

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per unit from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.01

)

Diluted earnings per unit from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.09

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per unit attributable to common unitholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.07

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average basic units outstanding

 

124,169

 

98,895

 

123,016

 

98,836

 

Weighted-average diluted units outstanding

 

125,976

 

100,284

 

123,016

 

100,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(20

)

$

2,473

 

$

(11,445

)

$

(863

)

Total discontinued operations

 

154

 

4,355

 

7,275

 

8,476

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

134

 

$

6,828

 

$

(4,170

)

$

7,613

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

$

2,051

 

$

7,928

 

$

2,148

 

$

9,992

 

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

(2,708

)

(10,050

)

(8,811

)

(9,189

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation

 

132

 

(76

)

151

 

152

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

(2,576

)

(10,126

)

(8,660

)

(9,037

)

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

(525

)

(2,198

)

(6,512

)

955

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to Limited Partnership interest of third parties

 

83

 

123

 

400

 

35

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

(415

)

(468

)

(1,924

)

(1,740

)

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO OPERATING PARTNER

 

$

(857

)

$

(2,543

)

$

(8,036

)

$

(750

)

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of OP Units
Outstanding

 

Operating

 

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive

 

Total
CubeSmart
L.P.

 

Noncontrolling
Interest in

 

Total

 

Limited
Partnership
Interest

 

 

 

Common

 

Preferred

 

Partner

 

(Loss) Income

 

Capital

 

Subsidiaries

 

Capital

 

of Third Parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

 

122,059

 

3,100

 

$

968,744

 

$

(12,831

)

$

955,913

 

$

39,409

 

$

995,322

 

$

49,732

 

Issuance of common units

 

4,691

 

 

 

59,143

 

 

 

59,143

 

 

 

59,143

 

 

 

Issuance of restricted units

 

245

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Exercise of unit options

 

170

 

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

Conversion from units to shares

 

265

 

 

 

3,313

 

 

 

3,313

 

 

 

3,313

 

(3,313

)

Amortization of restricted units

 

 

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

Unit compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

336

 

1,918

 

2,254

 

(106

)

Adjustment for Limited Partnership interest of third parties

 

 

 

 

 

(11,930

)

 

 

 (11,930

)

 

 

 (11,930

)

11,930

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

(18,452

)

 

 

(18,452

)

(38,532

)

(56,984

)

(132

)

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,513

)

(8,513

)

 

 

(8,513

)

(298

)

Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141

 

141

 

6

 

147

 

4

 

Preferred distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(4,506

)

 

 

(4,506

)

 

 

(4,506

)

 

 

Common distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(29,948

)

 

 

(29,948

)

(2,686

)

(32,634

)

(1,077

)

Balance at September 30, 2012

 

127,430

 

3,100

 

$

971,132

 

$

(21,203

)

$

949,929

 

$

115

 

$

950,044

 

$

56,740

 

 

 

 

Number of OP Units
Outstanding

 

Operating

 

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive

 

Total
CubeSmart
L.P.

 

Noncontrolling
Interest in

 

Total

 

Limited
Partnership
Interest

 

 

 

Common

 

Preferred

 

Partner

 

(Loss) Income

 

Capital

 

Subsidiaries

 

Capital

 

of Third Parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

98,597

 

 

$

725,337

 

$

(1,121

)

$

724,216

 

$

41,192

 

$

765,408

 

$

45,145

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

 

Issuance of common units

 

140

 

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

Issuance of restricted units

 

233

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Exercise of unit options

 

24

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

Conversion from units to shares

 

8

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

85

 

(85

)

Amortization of restricted units

 

 

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

Unit compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

7,613

 

 

 

7,613

 

2,011

 

9,624

 

368

 

Adjustment for Limited Partnership interest of third parties

 

 

 

 

 

1,509

 

 

 

1,509

 

 

 

1,509

 

(1,509

)

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,504

)

(8,504

)

(276

)

(8,780

)

(409

)

Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141

 

141

 

5

 

146

 

6

 

Common distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(20,901

)

 

 

(20,901

)

(3,452

)

(24,353

)

(995

)

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

99,002

 

 

$

717,457

 

$

(9,484

)

$

707,973

 

$

39,483

 

$

747,456

 

$

42,521

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,148

 

$

9,992

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

85,912

 

51,391

 

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

(6,403

)

(3,527

)

Gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate venture

 

(7,023

)

 

Equity compensation expense

 

3,069

 

2,238

 

Accretion of fair market value adjustment of debt

 

(461

)

(69

)

Loan procurement amortization expense- early repayment of debt

 

 

2,085

 

Equity in loss of real estate venture

 

745

 

(24

)

Changes in other operating accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

8,422

 

(1,810

)

Restricted cash

 

3,307

 

(938

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

7,394

 

4,830

 

Other liabilities

 

55

 

207

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

97,165

 

$

64,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, additions and improvements to storage facilities

 

$

(220,764

)

$

(81,978

)

Cash paid for remaining interest in real estate venture

 

(81,158

)

 

Investment in real estate venture, at equity

 

 

(15,414

)

Cash distributions from real estate venture

 

909

 

 

Proceeds from sales of properties

 

27,433

 

42,799

 

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

 

1,825

 

(40

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(271,755

)

$

(54,633

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

343,300

 

$

118,700

 

Unsecured senior notes

 

249,638

 

 

Unsecured term loans

 

100,000

 

200,000

 

Mortgage loans and notes payable

 

 

3,537

 

Principal payments on:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

(277,800

)

(161,700

)

Unsecured term loans

 

 

(100,000

)

Mortgage loans and notes payable

 

(206,452

)

(37,833

)

Settlement of hedge transaction

 

(195

)

 

Proceeds from issuance of common OP units, net

 

59,143

 

1,452

 

Exercise of unit options

 

1,361

 

121

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

3

 

Cash paid for acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

(61,113

)

 

Distributions paid to common unitholders

 

(30,602

)

(21,874

)

Distributions paid to preferred unitholders

 

(4,222

)

 

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

(2,685

)

(3,452

)

Loan procurement costs

 

(2,145

)

(2,096

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

$

168,228

 

$

(3,142

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(6,362

)

6,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

9,069

 

5,891

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,707

 

$

12,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized

 

$

25,725

 

$

24,799

 

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidation of real estate venture

 

$

13,527

 

$

 

Derivative valuation adjustment

 

$

(8,616

)

$

(9,189

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

$

151

 

$

152

 

Mortgage loan assumption at fair value

 

$

107,111

 

$

7,905

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CUBESMART AND CUBESMART, L.P.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.  ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

CubeSmart (the “Parent Company”) operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with its operations conducted solely through CubeSmart, L.P. and its subsidiaries.  CubeSmart, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), operates through an umbrella partnership structure, with the Parent Company, a Maryland real estate investment trust, as its sole general partner.  In the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we use the terms “the Company”, ‘we” or “our” to refer to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership together with their consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.  The Company’s self-storage facilities (collectively, the “Properties”) are located in 22 states throughout the United States and the District of Columbia and are presented under one reportable segment: the Company owns, operates, develops, manages and acquires self-storage facilities.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Parent Company owned approximately 96.7% of the partnership interests (“OP Units”) of the Operating Partnership.  The remaining OP Units, consisting exclusively of limited partner interests, are held by persons who contributed their interests in properties to us in exchange for OP Units.  Under the partnership agreement, these persons have the right to tender their OP Units for redemption to the Operating Partnership at any time for cash equal to the fair value of an equivalent number of common shares of the Parent Company.  In lieu of delivering cash, however, the Parent Company, as the Operating Partnership’s general partner, may, at its option, choose to acquire any OP Units so tendered by issuing common shares in exchange for the tendered OP Units.  If the Parent Company so chooses, its common shares will be exchanged for OP Units on a one-for-one basis.  This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution.  With each such exchange or redemption, the Parent Company’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase.  In addition, whenever the Parent Company issues common or other classes of its shares, it contributes the net proceeds it receives from the issuance to the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership issues to the Parent Company an equal number of OP Units or other partnership interests having preferences and rights that mirror the preferences and rights of the shares issued.  This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT or “UPREIT.”

 

2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting and, in the opinion of each of the Parent Company’s and Operating Partnership’s respective management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each respective company for the interim periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).  Accordingly, readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should refer to the Parent Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the related notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2011, which are included in the Parent Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.  The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for any future period or the full year.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an amendment to the accounting standard for the presentation of comprehensive income. The amendment requires entities to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, the amendment requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented.  This amendment became effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company’s adoption of the new standard as of January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations as the amendment relates only to changes in financial statement presentation.

 

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In May 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard for measuring and disclosing fair value.  The update modifies the wording used to describe the requirements for fair value measuring and for disclosing information about fair value measurements to improve consistency between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This update is effective for the annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance in 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations as its impact was limited to disclosure requirements.

 

3.  STORAGE FACILITIES

 

The book value of the Company’s real estate assets is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Land

 

$

461,816

 

$

417,067

 

Buildings and improvements

 

1,824,107

 

1,574,769

 

Equipment

 

141,097

 

110,371

 

Construction in progress

 

5,395

 

5,262

 

Total

 

2,432,415

 

2,107,469

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(340,365

)

(318,749

)

Storage facilities — net

 

$

2,092,050

 

$

1,788,720

 

 

As assets become fully depreciated, the carrying values are removed from their respective asset categories and accumulated depreciation.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, $24.8 million and $41.2 million of assets, respectively, became fully depreciated and were removed from storage facilities and accumulated depreciation.

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisition and disposition activity during the period beginning on January 1, 2011 and ended September 30, 2012:

 

Facility/Portfolio

 

Location

 

Transaction Date

 

Number of Facilities

 

Purchase / Sales
Price (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Houston Asset

 

Houston, TX

 

February 2012

 

1

 

$

5,100

 

Dunwoody Asset

 

Dunwoody, GA

 

February 2012

 

1

 

6,900

 

Mansfield Asset

 

Mansfield, TX

 

June 2012

 

1

 

4,970

 

Texas Assets

 

Multiple locations in TX

 

July 2012

 

4

 

18,150

 

Allen Asset

 

Allen, TX

 

July 2012

 

1

 

5,130

 

Norwalk Asset

 

Norwalk, CT

 

July 2012

 

1

 

5,000

 

Storage Deluxe Assets

 

Multiple locations in NY and CT

 

February/ April/ August 2012

 

6

 

201,910

 

Eisenhower Asset

 

Alexandria, VA

 

August 2012

 

1

 

19,750

 

New Jersey Assets

 

Multiple locations in NJ

 

August 2012

 

2

 

10,750

 

Georgia/ Florida Assets

 

Multiple locations in GA and FL

 

August 2012

 

3

 

13,370

 

Peachtree Asset

 

Peachtree City, GA

 

August 2012

 

1

 

3,100

 

HSREV Assets

 

Multiple locations in PA, NY, NJ, VA and FL

 

September 2012

 

9

 

102,000

(a)

Leetsdale Asset

 

Denver, CO

 

September 2012

 

1

 

10,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

$

406,730

 

2012 Dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan Assets

 

Multiple locations in MI

 

June 2012

 

3

 

$

6,362

 

Gulf Coast Assets

 

Multiple locations in LA, AL and MS

 

June 2012

 

5

 

16,800

 

New Mexico Assets (b)

 

Multiple locations in NM

 

August 2012

 

6

 

7,500

 

San Bernardino Asset

 

San Bernardino, CA

 

August 2012

 

1

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

$

35,662

 

2011 Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burke Lake Asset

 

Fairfax Station, VA

 

January 2011

 

1

 

$

14,000

 

West Dixie Asset

 

Miami, FL

 

April 2011

 

1

 

13,500

 

White Plains Asset

 

White Plains, NY

 

May 2011

 

1

 

23,000

 

Phoenix Asset

 

Phoenix, AZ

 

May 2011

 

1

 

612

 

Houston Asset

 

Houston, TX

 

June 2011

 

1

 

7,600

 

Duluth Asset

 

Duluth, GA

 

July 2011

 

1

 

2,500

 

Atlanta Assets

 

Atlanta, GA

 

July 2011

 

2

 

6,975

 

District Heights Asset

 

District Heights, MD

 

August 2011

 

1

 

10,400

 

Storage Deluxe Assets

 

Multiple locations in NY, CT, and PA

 

November 2011

 

16

 

357,310

 

Leesburg Asset

 

Leesburg, VA

 

November 2011

 

1

 

13,000

 

Washington, DC Asset

 

Washington, DC

 

December 2011

 

1

 

18,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

$

467,147

 

2011 Dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flagship Assets

 

Multiple locations in IN and OH

 

August 2011

 

18

 

$

43,500

 

Portage Asset

 

Portage, MI

 

November 2011

 

1

 

1,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

$

45,200

 

 

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(a)         Purchase price listed represents the fair value of the assets at acquisition.

(b)         The Company issued financing in the amount of $5.3 million to the buyer in conjunction with the New Mexico Assets disposition.

 

4.  ACQUISITIONS

 

Storage Deluxe Acquisition

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as part of the $560 million Storage Deluxe transaction involving 22 Class A self-storage facilities located primarily in the greater New York City area, the Company acquired the final six properties with a purchase price of approximately $201.9 million. The six properties purchased are located in New York and Connecticut.  In connection with the acquisitions, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $12.3 million.  The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $2.7 million and $4.8 million, respectively.   In connection with the six acquired facilities, the Company assumed mortgage debt, and recorded the debt at a fair value of $93.1 million, which includes an outstanding principal balance totaling $88.9 million and a net premium of $4.2 million in addition to the face value of the assumed debt to reflect the fair value of the debt at the time of assumption.

 

On November 3, 2011, the Company acquired 16 properties from Storage Deluxe for a purchase price of approximately $357.3 million. The 16 properties purchased are located in New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.  In connection with this acquisition, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $18.1 million.   The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $4.5 million and $13.6 million, respectively.

 

Other 2012 Acquisitions

 

On September 28, 2012, the Company purchased, from its joint venture partner, the remaining 50% ownership in the HSRE Venture (“HSREV”).  See note 5 — “Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures” for additional discussion of this acquisition.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company acquired an additional 17 self-storage facilities located throughout the United States for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $102.8 million.  In connection with these acquisitions, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $10.4 million. The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $1.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.   In connection with two of the acquired facilities, the Company assumed mortgage debt, and recorded the debt at a fair value of $13.9 million, which includes an outstanding principal balance totaling $13.4 million and a net premium of $0.5 million in addition to the face value of the assumed debt to reflect the fair value of the debt at the time of assumption.

 

Other 2011 Acquisitions

 

During 2011, the Company acquired 11 self-storage facilities, in addition to the aforementioned Storage Deluxe Acquisition, located throughout the United States for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $109.8 million.  In connection with these acquisitions, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $7.0 million.  The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $0.7 million, and $3.7 million, respectively.  In connection with three of the acquisitions, the Company assumed mortgage debt, and recorded the debt at a fair value of $21.8 million, which included an outstanding principal balance totaling $21.4 million and a net premium of $0.4 million in addition to the face value of the assumed debt to reflect the fair value of the debt at the time of assumption.

 

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5.  INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES

 

On September 26, 2011, the Company contributed $15.4 million in cash for a 50% interest in a partnership that owns nine storage facilities in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Florida, collectively the HSRE Venture (“HSREV”). The other partner held the remaining 50% interest in the partnership.  HSREV was not consolidated because the Company was not the primary beneficiary, the limited partners had the ability to dissolve or remove the Company without cause and the Company did not possess substantive participating rights.  The Company accounts for its unconsolidated interests in its Real Estate Ventures using the equity method.  The Company’s investment in HSREV was included in Investment in real estate ventures, at equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and earnings attributable to HSREV were presented in Equity in losses of real estate ventures on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

As noted in Note 4 — “Acquisitions,” on September 28, 2012, the Company purchased the remaining 50% ownership in HSREV, for cash of $21.7 million. In addition, upon taking control of these assets, the Company repaid $59.3 million of mortgage loans related to the properties.  Following the acquisition, the Company wholly owns the nine storage facilities which are unencumbered and have a fair value of $102 million.  In connection with this acquisition, the Company allocated a portion of the fair value to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $8.3 million. The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months.  As described above, the Company previously accounted for its investment in HSREV using the equity method. As a result of this transaction, the Company obtained control of HSREV. The Company’s original 50% interest was remeasured and as a result, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $7.0 million, which is reflected in Gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate venture on the accompanying statements of operations.

 

The Company’s equity in losses of real estate ventures for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $0.7 million.

 

The amounts reflected in the following tables are based on the historical financial information of the real estate venture.

 

The following is a summary of the financial position of the real estate venture as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

Net property

 

$

78,677

 

Other assets

 

2,242

 

Total Assets

 

$

80,919

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

$

867

 

Debt (a)

 

60,083

 

Equity:

 

 

 

CubeSmart (b)

 

9,984

 

Joint venture partner

 

9,985

 

Total Liabilities and equity

 

$

80,919

 

 


(a)         The real estate venture’s debt was due to mature on July 31, 2014, with interest payable at 6%.  HSREV’s creditors had no recourse to the general credit of the Company.

 

(b)         The difference between the Company’s share of the net assets of the unconsolidated real estate ventures and the Company’s investment in real estate ventures per the accompanying consolidated balance sheets relates primarily to purchase price adjustments that are recorded by the Company on its financial statements in accordance with GAAP, but are not reflected in the above summary of the financial position of the real estate venture.

 

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The following is a summary of results of operations of the real estate venture for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands).

 

 

 

Three months
ended

 

Nine months
ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

2,426

 

$

7,229

 

Operating expenses

 

1,057

 

3,010

 

Interest expense, net

 

880

 

2,690

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

897

 

2,691

 

Net loss

 

(408

)

(1,162

)

Company’s share of loss

 

(284

)

(745

)

 

The results of operations above include the periods from July 1, 2012 through September 28, 2012 and January 1, 2012 through September 28, 2012, the date of the Company’s acquisition.  The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not disclosed as HSREV was entered into on September 26, 2011 and as such the results were not material.

 

6.  UNSECURED SENIOR NOTES

 

On June 26, 2012, the Operating Partnership issued $250 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due July 15, 2022 (the “senior notes”) which bear interest at a rate of 4.80%.  The senior notes had an effective interest rate of 4.82% at September 30, 2012.  The indenture under which the unsecured senior notes were issued restricts the ability of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries to incur debt unless the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries comply with a leverage ratio not to exceed 60% and an interest coverage ratio of less than 1.5:1 after giving effect to the incurrence of the debt.  The indenture also restricts the ability of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries to incur secured debt unless the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries comply with a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 40% after giving effect to the incurrence of the debt.  The indenture also contains other financial and customary covenants, including a covenant not to own unencumbered assets with a value less than 150% of the unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership is currently in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the senior notes.

 

7.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND UNSECURED TERM LOANS

 

On June 20, 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”) which consisted of a $100 million term loan with a five-year maturity and a $100 million term loan with a seven-year maturity.  The Term Loan Facility permits the Company to request additional advances of five-year or seven-year loans in minimum increments of $5 million provided that the aggregate of such additional advances does not exceed $50 million.  The Company incurred costs of $2.1 million in connection with executing the agreement and capitalized such costs as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization on the consolidated balance sheet.  Initially, pricing on the Term Loan Facility ranged, depending on the Company’s leverage levels, from 1.90% to 2.75% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 2.05% to 2.85% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan, and each loan has no LIBOR floor.  As of December 31, 2011, the Company had received two investment grade ratings, and therefore pricing on the Term Loan Facility now ranges from 1.45% to 2.10% over LIBOR for the five-year loan and from 1.60% to 2.25% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan.

 

On December 9, 2011, the Company entered into a new credit facility comprised of a $100 million unsecured term loan maturing in December 2014; a $200 million unsecured term loan maturing in March 2017; and a $300 million unsecured revolving facility maturing in December 2015 (the “Credit Facility”).  The Credit Facility replaced in its entirety our previous facility.

 

Pricing on the Credit Facility depends on the Company’s unsecured debt credit rating.  At our current Baa3/BBB- level, amounts drawn under the revolving facility are priced at 1.80% over LIBOR, with no LIBOR floor. Amounts drawn under the term loan portion of the Credit Facility are priced at 1.75% over LIBOR, with no LIBOR floor.

 

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As of September 30, 2012, $200 million of unsecured term loan borrowings were outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, $300 million of unsecured term loans and $65.5 million of unsecured revolving loan borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facility, and $234.5 million was available for borrowing on the unsecured revolving portion of the Credit Facility.  The Company had interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2012, that fix LIBOR on $200 million of borrowings under the Credit Facility maturing in March 2017 at 1.34%.  In addition, at September 30, 2012, the Company had interest rate swaps that fix LIBOR on both the five and seven-year term loans under the Term Loan Facility through their respective maturity dates.  The interest rate swap agreements fix thirty day LIBOR over the terms of the five and seven-year term loans at 1.80% and 2.47%, respectively.   As of September 30, 2012, borrowings under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility had an effective weighted average interest rate of 3.11%.

 

The Term Loan Facility and the term loans under the Credit Facility were fully drawn at September 30, 2012, and no further borrowings may be made under those term loans.  The Company’s ability to borrow under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility is subject to ongoing compliance with certain financial covenants which include:

 

·         Maximum total indebtedness to total asset value of 60.0% at any time;

 

·         Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50:1.00; and

 

·         Minimum tangible net worth of $821,211,200 plus 75% of net proceeds from equity issuances after June 30, 2010.

 

Further, under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility, the Company is restricted from paying distributions on our common shares that would exceed an amount equal to the greater of (i) 95% of our funds from operations, and (ii) such amount as may be necessary to maintain the Parent Company’s REIT status.

 

The Company is currently in compliance with all of its financial covenants and anticipates being in compliance with all of its financial covenants through the terms of the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility.

 

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8.  MORTGAGE LOANS AND NOTES PAYABLE

 

The Company’s mortgage loans and notes payable are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Carrying Value as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

Effective

 

Maturity

 

Mortgage Loan

 

2012

 

2011

 

Interest Rate

 

Date

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

YSI 53

 

$

 

$

9,100

 

5.93

%

Jul-12

 

YSI 6

 

 

74,834

 

5.13

%

Aug-12

 

YASKY

 

 

80,000

 

4.96

%

Sep-12

 

YSI 14

 

1,659

 

1,703

 

5.97

%

Jan-13

 

YSI 7

 

2,980

 

3,032

 

6.50

%

Jun-13

 

YSI 8

 

1,703

 

1,733

 

6.50

%

Jun-13

 

YSI 9

 

1,873

 

1,906

 

6.50

%

Jun-13

 

YSI 17

 

3,883

 

3,987

 

6.32

%

Jul-13

 

YSI 27

 

466

 

481

 

5.59

%

Nov-13

 

YSI 30

 

6,838

 

7,049

 

5.59

%

Nov-13

 

USIFB

 

7,347

 

7,125

 

4.80

%

Dec-13

 

YSI 11

 

2,295

 

2,350

 

5.87

%

Jan-14

 

YSI 5

 

3,027

 

3,100

 

5.25

%

Jan-14

 

YSI 28

 

1,473

 

1,509

 

5.59

%

Mar-14

 

YSI 37

 

 

2,174

 

7.25

%

Aug-14

 

YSI 44

 

1,047

 

1,070

 

7.00

%

Sep-14

 

YSI 41

 

 

3,775

 

6.60

%

Sep-14

 

YSI 45

 

5,283

 

5,353

 

6.75

%

Oct-14

 

YSI 48

 

18,132

 

24,870

 

7.25

%

Nov-14

 

YSI 50

 

2,212

 

2,260

 

6.75

%

Dec-14

 

YSI 10

 

3,950

 

4,011

 

5.87

%

Jan-15

 

YSI 15

 

1,796

 

1,832

 

6.41

%

Jan-15

 

YSI 52

 

4,762

 

4,884

 

5.44

%

Jan-15

 

YSI 58

 

9,046

 

 

5.90

%

Jan-15

 

YSI 29

 

13,110

 

 

5.17

%

Aug-15

 

YSI 20

 

59,042

 

60,551

 

5.97

%

Nov-15

 

YSI 59

 

9,648

 

 

5.87

%

Mar-16

 

YSI 60

 

3,739

 

 

6.25

%

Aug-16

 

YSI 51

 

7,351

 

7,423

 

6.36

%

Oct-16

 

YSI 31

 

 

13,414

 

6.75

%

Jun-19

(a)

YSI 35

 

4,397

 

4,464

 

6.90

%

Jul-19

(a)

YSI 32

 

 

5,950

 

6.75

%

Jul-19

(a)

YSI 33

 

10,988

 

11,157

 

6.42

%

Jul-19

 

YSI 39

 

 

3,867

 

6.50

%

Sep-19

(a)

YSI 47

 

 

3,091

 

6.63

%

Jan-20

(a)

YSI 26

 

9,140

 

 

5.45

%

Nov-20

 

YSI 57

 

3,209

 

 

5.45

%

Nov-20

 

YSI 55

 

24,590

 

 

5.30

%

Jun-21

 

YSI 24

 

29,291

 

 

5.30

%

Jun-21

 

Unamortized fair value adjustment

 

4,572

 

386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage loans and notes payable

 

$

258,849

 

$

358,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(a)                 These borrowings have a fixed interest rate for the first five-years of their term, and the rate then resets and remains constant over the final five-years of the loan term.

 

The following table represents the future principal payment requirements on the outstanding mortgage loans and notes payable at September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

2012

 

$

1,542

 

2013

 

32,249

 

2014

 

41,752

 

2015

 

86,873

 

2016

 

21,207

 

2017 and thereafter

 

70,654

 

Total mortgage payments

 

254,277

 

Plus: Unamortized fair value adjustment

 

4,572

 

Total mortgage indebtedness

 

$

258,849

 

 

 

The Company currently intends to fund its remaining 2012 and 2013 principal payment requirements from cash provided by operating activities, new debt originations, and/or additional borrowings under its unsecured Credit Facility ($234.5 million available as of September 30, 2012).

 

9.  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company’s use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate agreements or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company’s operating and financial structure, as well as to hedge specific transactions. The counterparties to these arrangements are major financial institutions with which the Company and its subsidiaries may also have other financial relationships. The Company is potentially exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by these counterparties. However, because of the high credit ratings of the counterparties, the Company does not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet these obligations as they come due. The Company does not hedge credit or property value market risks.

 

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements that qualify and are designated as cash flow hedges designed to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on its variable rate debt.   Therefore, the interest rate swaps are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value and the related gains or losses are deferred in shareholders’ equity as Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.  These deferred gains and losses are amortized into interest expense during the period or periods in which the related interest payments affect earnings.  However, to the extent that the interest rate swaps are not perfectly effective in offsetting the change in value of the interest payments being hedged, the ineffective portion of these contracts is recognized in earnings immediately.

 

The Company formally assesses, both at inception of a hedge and on an on-going basis, whether each derivative is highly-effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If management determines that a derivative is highly-effective as a hedge, then the Company accounts for the derivative using hedge accounting, pursuant to which gains or losses inherent in the derivative do not impact the Company’s results of operations.  If management determines that a derivative is not highly-effective as a hedge or if a derivative ceases to be a highly-effective hedge, the Company will discontinue hedge accounting prospectively and will reflect in its statement of operations realized and unrealized gains and losses in respect of the derivative.

 

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The following table summarizes the terms and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Hedge

 

 

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

Product

 

Hedge Type

 

 

 

Amount

 

Strike

 

Effective Date

 

Maturity

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cap

 

Cash flow

 

 

 

$

100,000

 

2.0000

%

2/1/2011

 

1/31/2012

 

$

 

$

 

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

40,000

 

1.8025

%

6/20/2011

 

6/20/2016

 

(2,025

)

(1,494

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

40,000

 

1.8025

%

6/20/2011

 

6/20/2016

 

(2,025

)

(1,502

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

20,000

 

1.8025

%

6/20/2011

 

6/20/2016

 

(1,012

)

(727

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

75,000

 

1.3360

%

12/30/2011

 

3/31/2017

 

(2,547

)

(907

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

50,000

 

1.3360

%

12/30/2011

 

3/31/2017

 

(1,690

)

(484

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

50,000

 

1.3360

%

12/30/2011

 

3/31/2017

 

(1,692

)

(485

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

25,000

 

1.3375

%

12/30/2011

 

3/31/2017

 

(850

)

(319

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

40,000

 

2.4590

%

6/20/2011

 

6/20/2018

 

(3,645

)

(2,553

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

40,000

 

2.4725

%

6/20/2011

 

6/20/2018

 

(3,685

)

(2,628

)

Swap

 

Cash flow

 

(a)

 

$

20,000

 

2.4750

%

6/20/2011

 

6/20/2018

 

(1,839

)

(1,295

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(21,010

)

$

(12,394

)

 


(a)         Hedging unsecured variable rate debt by fixing 30-day LIBOR.

 

The Company measures its derivative instruments at fair value and records them in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability.  The effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company paid $0.2 million to settle a swap associated with the unsecured senior note offering.  The Company recorded this amount to accumulated other comprehensive loss and will amortize the amount over the life of the notes.

 

10.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company applies the methods of determining fair value as described in authoritative guidance, to value its financial assets and liabilities. As defined in the guidance, fair value is based on the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which are described below:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

 

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

 

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considering counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.

 

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Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of September 30, 2012 are classified in the table below in one of the three categories described above (in thousands):

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swap Derivative Liabilities

 

$

 

$

21,010

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

 

$

 

$

21,010

 

$

 

 

Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of December 31, 2011 are classified in the table below in one of the three categories described above (in thousands):

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swap Derivative Liabilities

 

$

 

$

12,394

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

 

$

 

$

12,394

 

$

 

 

Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value were classified as Level 2 inputs.  For financial liabilities that utilize Level 2 inputs, the Company utilizes both direct and indirect observable price quotes, including LIBOR yield curves, bank price quotes for forward starting swaps, NYMEX futures pricing and common stock price quotes. Below is a summary of valuation techniques for Level 2 financial liabilities:

 

·                  Interest rate swap derivative assets and liabilities — valued using LIBOR yield curves at the reporting date. Counterparties to these contracts are most often highly rated financial institutions, none of which experienced any significant downgrades in 2011 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 that would reduce the amount owed by the Company.  Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with the Company’s derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and the counterparties. However, as of September 30, 2012 the Company has assessed the significance of the effect of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The following are fair value measurements recorded on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2012.  There were no nonrecurring fair value measurements as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2012

 

 

 

Balance

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total
Gains (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in real estate ventures, at equity

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

$

20,579

 

$

7,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,579

 

$

7,023

 

 


(1)         Represents gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate venture.  See note 5 — “Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures” for additional discussion.

 

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Fair value for those assets measured using Level 3 inputs was determined through the use of an income approach. The income approach estimates an income stream for a property (typically 10 years) and discounts this income plus a reversion (presumed sale) into a present value at a risk adjusted rate. Yield rates and growth assumptions utilized in this approach are derived from market transactions as well as other financial and industry data, including the executed agreement for the purchase of the remaining interest in HSREV.

 

The fair values of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their respective carrying values at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.  The Company had fixed interest rate loans with a carrying value of $903.3 million and $758.4 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  The estimated fair values of these fixed rate loans were $905.9 million and $736.3 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  The Company had variable interest rate loans with a carrying value of $171.1 million at September 30, 2012.  The estimated fair value of the variable interest rate loan approximates its carrying value due to its floating rate nature and market spreads.  This estimate is based on a discounted cash flow analysis assuming market interest rates for comparable obligations at September 30, 2012.  The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt and the credit spreads over variable market rates on its variable rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates or credit spreads consistent with the maturity of the debt obligation with similar credit policies, which is classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Rates and credit spreads take into consideration general market conditions and maturity.

 

11.  NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

Variable Interests in Consolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

On August 13, 2009, the Company, through a wholly-owned affiliate, formed a joint venture (“HART”) with an affiliate of Heitman, LLC (“Heitman”) to own and operate 22 self-storage facilities, which are located throughout the United States.  Upon formation, Heitman contributed approximately $51 million of cash to a newly-formed limited partnership and the Company contributed certain unencumbered wholly-owned properties with an agreed upon value of approximately $102 million to such limited partnership.  In exchange for its contribution of those properties, the Company received a cash distribution from HART of approximately $51 million and retained a 50% interest in HART.  The Company is the managing partner of HART and managed the properties owned by HART in exchange for a market rate management fee.  The Company determined that HART is a variable interest entity, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary.  Accordingly, the Company consolidates the assets, liabilities and results of operations of HART.  The 50% interest that is owned by Heitman is reflected as noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries within permanent equity, separate from the Company’s equity on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

On August 13, 2012, the Company purchased the remaining 50% interest in HART from Heitman for $61.1 million, and now owns 100% of HART. Accordingly, the Company wholly owns the properties which are unencumbered by any property-level secured debt.  The Company previously consolidated HART, and therefore the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest is reflected in the equity section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.   As a result of the transaction, the Company eliminated noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries of $38.7 million and recorded a reduction to additional paid in capital of $18.5 million.

 

USIFB, LLP (“the Venture”) was formed to own, operate, acquire and develop self-storage facilities in England.  The Company owns a 97% interest in the Venture through a wholly-owned subsidiary and the Venture commenced operations at two facilities in London, England during 2008.  The Company determined that the Venture is a variable interest entity, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary.  Accordingly, the Company consolidates the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Venture.  At September 30, 2012, the Venture had total assets of $11.8 million and total liabilities of $8.0 million, including two mortgage loans totaling $7.3 million secured by storage facilities with a net book value of $11.5 million.  At September 30, 2012, the Venture’s creditors had no recourse to the general credit of the Company.

 

Operating Partnership Ownership

 

The Company follows guidance regarding the classification and measurement of redeemable securities.  Under this guidance, securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets, at the option of the holder and not solely within the control of the issuer, must be classified outside of permanent equity/capital.  This classification results in certain outside ownership interests being included as redeemable noncontrolling interests outside of permanent equity/capital in the consolidated balance sheets.  The Company makes this determination based on terms in applicable agreements, specifically in relation to redemption provisions.

 

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Additionally, with respect to redeemable ownership interests in the Limited Partnership held by third parties for which CubeSmart has a choice to settle the redemption by delivery of its own shares, the Operating Partnership considered the guidance regarding accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a company’s own shares, to evaluate whether CubeSmart controls the actions or events necessary to presume share settlement. The guidance also requires that noncontrolling interests classified outside of permanent capital be adjusted each period to the greater of the carrying value based on the accumulation of historical cost or the redemption value.

 

Approximately 3.3% and 3.7% of the outstanding OP Units as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, were not owned by CubeSmart, the sole general partner. The interests in the Operating Partnership represented by these OP Units were a component of the consideration that the Operating Partnership paid to acquire certain self-storage facilities. The holders of the OP Units are limited partners in the Operating Partnership and have the right to require CubeSmart to redeem all or part of their OP Units for, at the general partner’s option, an equivalent number of common shares of CubeSmart or cash based upon the fair value of an equivalent number of common shares of CubeSmart. However, the partnership agreement contains certain provisions that could result in a settlement outside the control of CubeSmart and the Operating Partnership, as CubeSmart does not have the ability to settle in unregistered shares.  Accordingly, consistent with the guidance, the Operating Partnership will record the OP Units owned by third parties outside of permanent capital in the consolidated balance sheets. Net income or loss related to the OP Units owned by third parties is excluded from net income or loss attributable to Operating Partner in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The per Unit cash redemption amount would equal the average of the closing prices of the common shares of CubeSmart on the New York Stock Exchange for the 10 trading days ending prior to CubeSmart’s receipt of the redemption notice for the applicable Unit. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 4,408,730 and 4,674,136 OP units were outstanding, respectively, and the calculated aggregate redemption value of outstanding OP units was based upon CubeSmart’s average closing share prices. Based on the Company’s evaluation of the redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, the Company has reflected these interests at their redemption value at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as the estimated redemption value exceeded their carrying value. The Operating Partnership recorded an increase to OP Units owned by third parties and a corresponding decrease to capital of $11.9 million and $7.1 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

12.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

During 2005 and 2006, the Operating Partnership entered into various office lease agreements with Amsdell and Amsdell, an entity owned by Robert Amsdell and Barry Amsdell (each a former Trustee of the Company).  Pursuant to these lease agreements, the Operating Partnership rented office space in the Airport Executive Park, an office and flex development located in Cleveland, Ohio, which is owned by Amsdell and Amsdell.  The Company’s independent Trustees approved the terms of, and entry into, each of the office lease agreements by the Operating Partnership.  In addition to monthly rent, the office lease agreements require the Operating Partnership to reimburse Amsdell and Amsdell for certain maintenance and improvements to the leased office space.  The aggregate amount of payments by the Company to Amsdell and Amsdell under these lease agreements for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.1 million.  Additionally, the aggregate amount of payments for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.  The Company vacated the office space owned by Amsdell and Amsdell in 2007, but remains obligated under certain terms of the lease agreements through 2014.  Subsequently, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of the space with a third party for the remainder of the lease term.

 

Total future minimum rental payments under the related party lease agreements as of September 30, 2012 are as follows:

 

 

 

Due to Related
Party Amount

 

Due from
Subtenant Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

$

119

 

$

79

 

2013

 

499

 

314

 

2014

 

499

 

315

 

 

 

$

1,117

 

$

708

 

 

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13.  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, discontinued operations relates to 15 properties that the Company sold during 2012 and three properties that were held for sale as of September 30, 2012.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, discontinued operations relates to 15 properties that the Company sold during 2012, three properties that were held for sale as of September 30, 2012, 19 properties sold during 2011 and proceeds received in 2011 in conjunction with eminent domain proceedings on our North H Street asset during 2009.  Each of the sales during 2012 resulted in the recognition of a gain, which in the aggregate totaled $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

The following table summarizes the revenue and expense information for the period the Company owned the properties classified as discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended
September 30,

 

For the nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

564

 

$

2,479

 

$

3,809

 

$

9,036

 

Other property related income

 

64

 

295

 

407

 

2,889

 

Total revenues

 

628

 

2,774

 

4,216

 

11,925

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

504

 

1,198

 

2,133

 

4,463

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

162

 

538

 

947

 

2,104

 

Total operating expenses

 

666

 

1,736

 

3,080

 

6,567

 

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

 

(38

)

1,038

 

1,136

 

5,358

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

(38

)

1,038

 

1,136

 

5,358

 

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

197

 

3,527

 

6,403

 

3,527

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

159

 

$

4,565

 

$

7,539

 

$

8,885

 

 

14.  PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company acquired 32 self-storage facilities for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $406.7 million (see note 4).

 

The condensed consolidated pro forma financial information set forth below reflects adjustments to the Company’s historical financial data to give effect to each of the acquisitions and related financing activity (including the issuance of common shares) that occurred during 2012 and 2011 as if each had occurred as of January 1, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The pro forma information presented below does not purport to represent what the Company’s actual results of operations would have been for the periods indicated, nor does it purport to represent the Company’s future results of operations.

 

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis, the Company’s consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 based on the assumptions described above:

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma revenue

 

$

219,069

 

$

203,767

 

Pro forma net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

14,705

 

$

(26,732

)

Net (loss) income per common share from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted - as reported

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.01

)

Basic and diluted - as pro forma

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.29

)

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue and earnings related to the 2012 and 2011 acquisitions since the acquisition dates, included in the consolidated income statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total revenue

 

$

15,160

 

$

2,075

 

$

36,918

 

$

3,738

 

Net loss

 

(7,289

)

(504

)

(20,268

)

(634

)

 

15.  ISSUANCE OF COMMON SHARES

 

Pursuant to our sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Sales Agent”), dated April 3, 2009, as amended on January 26, 2011 and September 16, 2011 (as amended, the “Sales Agreement”), the Company may sell up to 20 million common shares at “at the market” prices.  During the year ended December 31, 2011 the Company sold 140,000 shares under the program at an average sales price of $10.75 per share resulting in net proceeds of $1.5 million.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company sold 4.7 million shares with an average sales price of $12.81 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $59.1 million under the program.  Since the inception of the program in 2009, the Company has sold 12.9 million shares with an average sales price of $9.30 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $119.2 million used to fund the acquisition of storage facilities and for general corporate purposes.  At September 30, 2012, the Company had 7.1 million shares available for sale under the program.

 

16.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 1, 2012 and October 9, 2012 the Company repaid the YSI 44 and 45 mortgage loans, scheduled to mature on September 1, 2014 and October 1, 2014, respectively, totaling approximately $6.3 million, with available cash.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2012, the Company sold 11 facilities, including three facilities that were considered held-for-sale as of September 30, 2012 located in Tennessee and Florida for $6.6 million and eight facilities located in Ohio for $17.8 million.

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.  The Company makes certain statements in this section that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  For a discussion of forward-looking statements, see the section in this report entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.”  Certain risk factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the following discussion.  For a discussion of such risk factors, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Parent Company’s and Operating Partnership’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Overview

 

The Company is an integrated self-storage real estate company, and as such we have in-house capabilities in the operation, design, development, leasing, management and acquisition of self-storage facilities.  The Parent Company’s operations are conducted solely through the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries.  The Parent Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company owned 387 and 370 self-storage facilities, respectively, totaling approximately 25.8 million and 24.4 million rentable square feet, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned facilities in the District of Columbia and the following 22 states:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.  In addition, as of September 30, 2012, the Company managed 132 properties for third parties bringing the total number of properties which it owned and/or managed to 519.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company managed facilities in the District of Columbia and the following 27 states:  Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

 

The Company derives revenues principally from rents received from its customers who rent cubes at its self-storage facilities under month-to-month leases.  Therefore, our operating results depend materially on our ability to retain our existing customers and lease our available self-storage cubes to new customers while maintaining and, where possible, increasing our pricing levels.  In addition, our operating results depend on the ability of our customers to make required rental payments to us.  We have a decentralized approach to the management and operation of our facilities, which places an emphasis on local, market level oversight and control.  We believe this approach allows us to respond quickly and effectively to changes in local market conditions, and to maximize revenues by managing rental rates and occupancy levels.

 

The Company typically experiences seasonal fluctuations in the occupancy levels of our facilities, which are generally slightly higher during the summer months due to increased moving activity.

 

The United States continues to recover from an economic downturn that resulted in higher unemployment, stagnant employment growth, shrinking demand for products, large-scale business failures and tight credit markets.  Our results of operations may be sensitive to changes in overall economic conditions that impact consumer spending, including discretionary spending, as well as to increased bad debts due to recessionary pressures.  A continuation of — or slow recovery from — ongoing adverse economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income, such as employment levels, business conditions, interest rates, tax rates, fuel and energy costs, and other matters could reduce consumer spending or cause consumers to shift their spending to other products and services.  A general reduction in the level of discretionary spending or shifts in consumer discretionary spending could adversely affect our growth and profitability.

 

In the future, the Company intends to focus on maximizing internal growth opportunities and selectively pursuing targeted acquisitions and developments of self-storage facilities.

 

The Company has one reportable segment:  we own, operate, develop, manage and acquire self-storage facilities.

 

The Company’s self-storage facilities are located in major metropolitan and rural areas and have numerous tenants per facility.  No single tenant represents a significant concentration of our revenues.  The facilities in New York, Florida, California and Texas provided approximately 16%, 16%, 11% and 10%, respectively, of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies and estimates that management believes are critical to an understanding of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report.  These policies require the application of judgment and assumptions by management and, as a result, are subject to a degree of uncertainty.  Due to this uncertainty, actual results could differ from estimates calculated and utilized by management.

 

Self-Storage Facilities

 

The Company records self-storage facilities at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation on the buildings and equipment is recorded on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from five to 40 years. Expenditures for significant renovations or improvements that extend the useful life of assets are capitalized.  Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

 

When facilities are acquired, the purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values.  When a portfolio of facilities is acquired, the purchase price is allocated to the individual facilities based upon an income approach or a cash flow analysis using appropriate risk adjusted capitalization rates, which take into account the relative size, age and location of the individual facility along with current and projected occupancy and rental rate levels or appraised values, if available.  Allocations to the individual assets and liabilities are based upon comparable market sales information for land, buildings and improvements and estimates of depreciated replacement cost of equipment.

 

In allocating the purchase price for an acquisition, the Company determines whether the acquisition includes intangible assets or liabilities.  The Company allocates a portion of the purchase price to an intangible asset attributable to the value of in-place leases.  This intangible asset is generally amortized to expense over the expected remaining term of the in-place leases.  Substantially all of the leases in place at acquired facilities are at market rates, as the majority of the leases are month-to-month contracts.   Accordingly, to date no portion of the purchase price for an acquired property has been allocated to above- or below-market lease intangibles.  To date, no intangible asset has been recorded for the value of tenant relationships, because the Company does not have any concentrations of significant tenants and the average tenant turnover is fairly frequent.

 

Long-lived assets classified as “held for use” are reviewed for impairment when events and circumstances such as declines in occupancy and operating results indicate that there may be impairment.  The carrying value of these long-lived assets is compared to the undiscounted future net operating cash flows, plus a terminal value, attributable to the assets to determine if the property’s basis is recoverable.  If a property’s basis is not considered recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent the net carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value.  The impairment loss recognized equals the excess of net carrying value over the related fair value of the asset.  There were no impairment losses recognized in accordance with these procedures during 2012 and 2011.

 

The Company considers long-lived assets to be “held for sale” upon satisfaction of the following criteria: (a) management commits to a plan to sell a facility (or group of facilities), (b) the facility is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such facilities, (c) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the facility have been initiated, (d) the sale of the facility is probable and transfer of the asset is expected to be completed within one year, (e) the facility is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value, and (f) actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

 

Typically these criteria are all met when the relevant asset is under contract, significant non-refundable deposits have been made by the potential buyer, the assets are immediately available for transfer and there are no contingencies related to the sale that may prevent the transaction from closing.  In most transactions, these contingencies are not satisfied until the actual closing of the transaction; accordingly, the facility is not identified as held for sale until the closing actually occurs. However, each potential transaction is evaluated based on its separate facts and circumstances.  Properties classified as held for sale are reported at the lesser of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell.

 

Storage Deluxe Acquisition

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as part of the $560 million Storage Deluxe transaction involving 22 Class A self-storage facilities located primarily in the greater New York City area, the Company acquired the final six properties with a

 

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purchase price of approximately $201.9 million. The six properties purchased are located in New York and Connecticut.  In connection with the acquisitions, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $12.3 million.  The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $2.7 million and $4.8 million, respectively.   In connection with the six acquired facilities, the Company assumed mortgage debt, and recorded the debt at a fair value of $93.1 million, which includes an outstanding principal balance totaling $88.9 million and a net premium of $4.2 million in addition to the face value of the assumed debt to reflect the fair values of the debt at the time of assumption.

 

On November 3, 2011, the Company acquired 16 properties from Storage Deluxe for a purchase price of approximately $357.3 million. The 16 properties purchased are located in New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.  In connection with this acquisition, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $18.1 million.   The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $4.5 million and $13.6 million, respectively.

 

Other 2012 Acquisitions

 

On September 28, 2012, the Company purchased, from its joint venture partner, the remaining 50% ownership in the HSRE Venture (“HSREV”).  See note 5 — “Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures” for additional discussion of this acquisition.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company acquired an additional 17 self-storage facilities located throughout the United States for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $102.8 million.  In connection with these acquisitions, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $10.4 million. The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $1.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.   In connection with two of the acquired facilities, the Company assumed mortgage debt, and recorded the debt at a fair value of $13.9 million, which includes an outstanding principal balance totaling $13.4 million and a net premium of $0.5 million in addition to the face value of the assumed debt to reflect the fair values of the debt at the time of assumption.

 

Other 2011 Acquisitions

 

During 2011, the Company acquired 11 self-storage facilities, in addition to the aforementioned Storage Deluxe Acquisition, located throughout the United States for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $109.8 million.  In connection with these acquisitions, the Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to the intangible value of in-place leases which aggregated $7.0 million.  The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $0.7 million, and $3.7 million, respectively.  In connection with three of the acquisitions, the Company assumed mortgage debt, and recorded the debt at a fair value of $21.8 million, which included an outstanding principal balance totaling $21.4 million and a net premium of $0.4 million in addition to the face value of the assumed debt to reflect the fair values of the debt at the time of assumption.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Management has determined that all of our leases with tenants are operating leases.  Rental income is recognized in accordance with the terms of the lease agreements or contracts, which generally are month-to-month.

 

The Company recognizes gains on disposition of properties only upon closing in accordance with the guidance on sales of real estate.  Payments received from purchasers prior to closing are recorded as deposits.  Profit on real estate sold is recognized using the full accrual method upon closing when the collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured and the Company is not obligated to perform significant activities after the sale.  Profit may be deferred in whole or in part until the sale meets the requirements of profit recognition on sales under this guidance.

 

Share-Based Payments

 

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shares and options.   The Company has elected to recognize compensation expense on a straight-line method over the requisite service period.

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

Noncontrolling interests are the portion of equity (net assets) in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent.  The ownership interests in the subsidiary that are held by owners other than the parent are noncontrolling interests.  In accordance with authoritative guidance issued on noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, such noncontrolling interests are reported on the consolidated balance sheets within equity/capital, separately from the Parent Company’s equity/capital.  The guidance also requires that noncontrolling interests are adjusted each period so that the carrying value equals the greater of its carrying value based on the accumulation of historical cost or its redemption value.  On the consolidated statements of operations, revenues, expenses and net income or loss from less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries are reported at the consolidated amounts, including both the amounts attributable to the Parent Company and noncontrolling interests.  Presentation of consolidated equity/capital activity is included for both quarterly and annual financial statements, including beginning balances, activity for the period and ending balances for shareholders’ equity/capital, noncontrolling interests and total equity/capital.

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

 

The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures under the equity method of accounting.  Under the equity method, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are recorded initially at cost, as investments in real estate entities, and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings (losses), cash contributions, less distributions and impairments. On a periodic basis, management also assesses whether there are any indicators that the fair value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate entities may be other than temporarily impaired. An investment is impaired only if the fair value of the investment, as estimated by management, is less than the carrying value of the investment and the decline is other than temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment, as estimated by management. The determination as to whether an impairment exists requires significant management judgment about the fair value of its ownership interest. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting standard for the presentation of comprehensive income. The amendment requires entities to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, the amendment requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented.  This amendment became effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company’s adoption of the new standard as of January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations as the amendment relates only to changes in financial statement presentation.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standard for measuring and disclosing fair value.  The update modifies the wording used to describe the requirements for fair value measuring and for disclosing information about fair value measurements to improve consistency between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This update is effective for the annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance in 2012 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations as its impact was limited to disclosure requirements.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following discussion of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto.  Historical results set forth in the consolidated statements of operations reflect only the existing facilities and should not be taken as indicative of future operations.  The Company considers its same-store portfolio to consist of only those facilities owned and operated on a stabilized basis at the beginning and at the end of the applicable years presented.  We consider a property to be stabilized once it has achieved an occupancy rate representative of similar self-storage assets in the

 

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respective markets for a full year measured as of the most recent January 1 or has otherwise been placed in-service and has not been significantly damaged by natural disaster or undergone significant renovation.  Same-store results are considered to be useful to investors in evaluating our performance because it provides information relating to changes in facility-level operating performance without taking into account the effects of acquisitions, developments or dispositions.  At September 30, 2012, there were 321 same-store properties and 66 non same-store properties, of which 27 were 2011 acquisitions, 32 were 2012 acquisitions and seven were properties that were not stabilized, damaged by natural disaster or had undergone significant renovation.

 

Acquisition and Development Activities

 

The comparability of the Company’s results of operations is affected by the timing of acquisition and disposition activities during the periods reported.  At September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company owned 387 and 353 self-storage facilities and related assets, respectively.  The following table summarizes the change in number of owned self-storage facilities from January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - January 1

 

370

 

363

 

Facilities acquired

 

6

 

1

 

Facilities sold

 

 

 

Balance - March 31

 

376

 

364

 

Facilities acquired

 

2

 

4

 

Facilities consolidated

 

 

(1

)

Facilities sold

 

(8

)

 

Balance - June 30

 

370

 

367

 

Facilities acquired

 

24

 

4

 

Facilities sold

 

(7

)

(18

)

Balance - September 30

 

387

 

353

 

Facilities acquired

 

 

 

18

 

Facilities sold

 

 

 

(1

)

Balance - December 31

 

 

 

370

 

 

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Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2012 to the three months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands, except store count, occupancies and rates)

 

 

 

Same-Store Property Portfolio

 

Non Same-Store
Properties

 

Other/
Eliminations

 

Total Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/

 

%

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

(Decrease)

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

(Decrease)

 

Change

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

50,806

 

$

49,318

 

$

1,488

 

3

%

$

14,557

 

$

2,614

 

$

 

$

 

$

65,363

 

$

51,932

 

$

13,431

 

26

%

Other property related income

 

5,642

 

4,924

 

718

 

15

%

1,645

 

323

 

390

 

432

 

7,677

 

5,679

 

1,998

 

35

%

Property management fee income

 

 

 

 

0

%

 

 

1,094

 

878

 

1,094

 

878

 

216

 

25

%

Total revenues

 

56,448

 

54,242

 

2,206

 

4

%

16,202

 

2,937

 

1,484

 

1,310

 

74,134

 

58,489

 

15,645

 

27

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

20,285

 

19,623

 

662

 

3

%

5,148

 

1,311

 

3,762

 

3,149

 

29,195

 

24,083

 

5,112

 

21

%

NET OPERATING INCOME

 

36,163

 

34,619

 

1,544

 

4

%

11,054

 

1,626

 

(2,278

)

(1,839

)

44,939

 

34,406

 

10,533

 

31

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property count (1)

 

321

 

321

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total square footage (1)

 

21,122

 

21,122

 

 

 

 

 

4,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period Average Occupancy (2)

 

84.9

%

81.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period End Occupancy (3)

 

84.6

%

81.1

%

 

 

 

 

84.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

84.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized annual rent per occupied square foot (4)

 

$

11.33

 

$

11.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,774

 

15,620

 

14,154

 

91

%

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,860

 

5,476

 

1,384

 

25

%

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,634

 

21,096

 

15,538

 

74

%

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,305

 

13,310

 

(5,005

)

-38

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,092

)

(8,464

)

2,628

 

31

%

Loan procurement amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(699

)

(1,093

)

(394

)

-36

%

Acquisition related costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,527

)

(374

)

1,153

 

308

%

Equity in losses of real estate ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(284

)

(24

)

260

 

1083

%

Gain from remeasurment of investment in real estate ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,023

 

 

(7,023

)

100

%

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

8

 

(158

)

1975

%

Total other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,413

)

(9,947

)

3,534

 

-36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,892

 

3,363

 

(1,471

)

44

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(38

)

1,038

 

(1,076

)

-104

%

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

197

 

3,527

 

(3,330

)

-94

%

Total discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

159

 

4,565

 

(4,406

)

-97

%

NET INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,051

 

7,928

 

(5,877

)

74

%

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

(329

)

(324

)

-98

%

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(410

)

(771

)

361

 

-47

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,636

 

6,828

 

(5,192

)

76

%

 


(1)             Property count and square footage excludes three properties that were considered held-for-sale at September 30, 2012.

(2)             Represents the weighted average occupancy for the period.

(3)             Represents occupancy at September 30 of the respective year.

(4)             Realized annual rent per occupied square foot is computed by dividing rental income by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period.  Square footage for non same-store assets acquired during 2012 are prorated based on the portion of the period the properties were owned.

 

Revenues

 

Rental income increased from $51.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $65.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $13.5 million, or 26%. This increase is primarily attributable to $11.9 million of additional income from the properties acquired in 2011 and 2012 and an increase in average occupancy in the same-store portfolio which contributed $1.5 million to the increase in rental income.

 

Other property related income increased from $5.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $7.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $2.0 million, or 35%.  This increase is primarily attributable to $1.3 million of additional income from the 2011 and 2012 acquisitions and an increase of $0.7 million in same-store tenant insurance commissions.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Property operating expenses increased from $24.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $29.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $5.1 million, or 21%.  This increase is primarily attributable to $4.5 million of increased expenses associated with newly acquired properties and property administration expenses and an increase on the same-store portfolio related to increased marketing costs.

 

Depreciation and amortization increased from $15.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $29.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $14.2 million, or 91%.  This increase is primarily attributable to depreciation and amortization expense related to the 2011 and 2012 acquisitions including an increase in amortization of lease intangibles of $7.5 million recognized during the 2012 period.

 

Other Income (Expenses)

 

Interest expense increased from $8.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $11.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $2.6 million, or 31%.  The increase is attributable to a higher amount of outstanding debt in the 2012 period primarily resulting from the debt assumed in conjunction with the 2011 and 2012 Storage Deluxe Acquisitions and other acquisitions, offset by lower interest rates on the Credit Facility in the 2012 period as compared to the 2011 period.

 

Acquisition related costs increased from $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as a result of the acquisition of 24 self-storage facilities in the 2012 period, including one facility in the Storage Deluxe portfolio, compared to four acquisitions during the 2011 period.

 

Gain from remeasurement of real estate venture was $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, with no comparable gains during the 2011 period.  This gain is related to the HSREV interest remeasurement following the purchase of the remaining 50% ownership in the venture.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations decreased from $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to ($0.04) million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.   The loss during the 2012 period represents the results of operations during the quarter for the seven assets sold during the quarter as well as the three assets classified as held-for-sale at September 30, 2012.  Income during the 2011 period represents the results of operations during the quarter for the 18 assets sold during the third quarter of 2011, the asset sold in the fourth quarter of 2011, the 15 assets sold to date in 2012 and the three assets classified as held-for-sale at September 30, 2012.  Gains on disposition of discontinued operations decreased from $3.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $0.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  These gains are determined on a transactional basis and accordingly are not comparable across reporting periods.

 

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Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands, except store count, occupancies and rates)

 

 

 

Same-Store Property Portfolio

 

Non Same-Store
Properties

 

Other/
Eliminations

 

Total Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/

 

%

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

(Decrease)

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

(Decrease)

 

Change

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

148,472

 

$

144,931

 

$

3,541

 

2

%

$

35,883

 

$

5,237

 

$

 

$

 

$

184,355

 

$

150,168

 

$

34,187

 

23

%

Other property related income

 

15,248

 

13,586

 

1,662

 

12

%

3,784

 

701

 

1,461

 

1,083

 

20,493

 

15,370

 

5,123

 

33

%

Property management fee income

 

 

 

 

0

%

 

 

3,217

 

2,634

 

3,217

 

2,634

 

583

 

22

%

Total revenues

 

163,720

 

158,517

 

5,203

 

3

%

39,667

 

5,938

 

4,678

 

3,717

 

208,065

 

168,172

 

39,893

 

24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

59,748

 

60,068

 

(320

)

-1

%

13,077

 

2,665

 

10,202

 

8,772

 

83,027

 

71,505

 

11,522

 

16

%

NET OPERATING INCOME

 

103,972

 

98,449

 

5,523

 

6

%

26,590

 

3,273

 

(5,524

)

(5,055

)

125,038

 

96,667

 

28,371

 

29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property count (1)

 

321

 

321

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total square footage (1)

 

21,122

 

21,122

 

 

 

 

 

4,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period Average Occupancy (2)

 

81.7

%

79.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period End Occupancy (3)

 

84.6

%

81.1

%

 

 

 

 

84.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

84.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized annual rent per occupied square foot (4)

 

$

11.47

 

$

11.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,446

 

45,573

 

36,873

 

81

%

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,582

 

18,350

 

1,232

 

7

%

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,028

 

63,923

 

38,105

 

60

%

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,010

 

32,744

 

(9,734

)

-30

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,692

)

(24,596

)

5,096

 

21

%

Loan procurement amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,585

)

(4,124

)

(1,539

)

-37

%

Loan procurement amortization expense- early repayment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,085

)

(2,085

)

-100

%

Acquisition related costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,390

)

(629

)

1,761

 

280

%

Equity in losses of real estate ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(745

)

(24

)

721

 

3004

%

Gain from remeasurment of investment in real estate ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,023

 

 

(7,023

)

100

%

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

(179

)

(167

)

-93

%

Total other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,401

)

(31,637

)

3,236

 

-10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,391

)

1,107

 

(6,498

)

587

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,136

 

5,358

 

(4,222

)

-79

%

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,403

 

3,527

 

2,876

 

82

%

Total discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,539

 

8,885

 

(1,346

)

-15

%

NET INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,148

 

9,992

 

(7,844

)

79

%

NET LOSS (INCOME) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106

 

(368

)

(474

)

-129

%

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,918

)

(2,011

)

93

 

-5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

336

 

7,613

 

(7,277

)

96

%

 


(1)             Property count and square footage excludes three properties that were considered held-for-sale at September 30, 2012.

(2)             Represents the weighted average occupancy for the period.

(3)             Represents occupancy at September 30 of the respective year.

(4)             Realized annual rent per occupied square foot is computed by dividing rental income by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period.  Square footage for non same-store assets acquired during 2012 are prorated based on the portion of the period the properties were owned.

 

Revenues

 

Rental income increased from $150.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $184.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $34.2 million, or 23%. This increase is primarily attributable to $30.6 million of additional income from the properties acquired in 2011 and 2012 and an increase in average occupancy in the same-store portfolio which contributed $3.5 million to the increase in rental income during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Other property related income increased from $15.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $20.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $5.1 million, or 33%.  This increase is primarily attributable to $3.1 million of additional income from the 2011 and 2012 acquisitions, an increase of $1.8 million in same-store late fee revenue and tenant insurance commissions, and increased third party insurance commissions of $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Property operating expenses increased from $71.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $83.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $11.5 million, or 16%.  This increase is primarily attributable to $11.8 million of increased expenses associated with newly acquired properties and property administration expenses, offset by reductions in the same-store portfolio primarily related to decreased snow removal and utility costs.

 

Depreciation and amortization increased from $45.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $82.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $36.8 million, or 81%.  This increase is primarily attributable to depreciation and amortization expense related to the 2011 and 2012 acquisitions including an increase in amortization of lease intangibles of $19.5 million recognized during the 2012 period.

 

Other Income (Expenses)

 

Interest expense increased from $24.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $29.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $5.1 million, or 21%.  The increase is attributable to a higher amount of outstanding debt in the 2012 period primarily resulting from the debt assumed in conjunction with the 2011 and 2012 Storage Deluxe Acquisitions and other acquisitions, offset by lower interest rates on the Credit Facility in the 2012 period as compared to the 2011 period.

 

Loan procurement amortization expense — early repayment of debt decreased from $2.1 million during 2011 with no comparable expense during the 2012 period.  This decrease relates to the write-off of unamortized loan procurement costs associated with $100 million of unsecured term loans that were repaid during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Acquisition related costs increased from $0.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $2.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as a result of the acquisition of 32 self-storage facilities in the 2012 period, including six facilities in the Storage Deluxe portfolio, compared to nine acquisitions during the 2011 period.

 

Gain from remeasurement of real estate venture was $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, with no comparable gains during the 2011 period.  This gain is related to the HSREV interest remeasurement from the purchase of the remaining 50% ownership in the venture.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Income from discontinued operations decreased from $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The income during the 2012 period represents the results of operations during the year for the 15 assets sold during the year as well as the three assets classified as held-for-sale at September 30, 2012.  Income during the 2011 period represents the results of operations during the quarter for the 18 assets sold during 2011, the asset sold in the fourth quarter of 2011, the 15 assets sold to date in 2012 and the three assets classified as held-for-sale at September 30, 2012.  Gains on disposition of discontinued operations increased from $3.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $6.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  These gains are determined on a transactional basis and accordingly are not comparable across reporting periods.

 

Cash Flows

 

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to the nine months ended September 30, 2011

 

A comparison of cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

Net cash flow provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

97,165

 

$

64,375

 

$

32,790

 

Investing activities

 

$

(271,755

)

$

(54,633

)

$

(217,122

)

Financing activities

 

$

168,228

 

$

(3,142

)

$

171,370

 

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $97.2 million and $64.4 million, respectively, an increase of $32.8 million.  Our principal source of cash flows is from the operation of our properties. Our increased cash flow from operating activities is primarily attributable to our 2011 and 2012 acquisitions and increased net operating income levels on the same-store portfolio in the 2012 period as compared to the 2011 period.

 

Cash used in investing activities increased from $54.6 million in the 2011 period to $271.8 million in the 2012 period, an increase of $217.12 million.  The increase primarily relates to increased property acquisitions in 2012 (Storage Deluxe Acquisition with a net purchase price totaling $201.9 million and 17 other property acquisitions with purchase prices totaling $102.8 million), compared to 2011 (nine property acquisitions with a total purchase price of $78.6 million) and an increase in cash used related to the September 2012 purchase of our partners’ 50% ownership in the HSRE Venture.

 

Cash (used in) provided by financing activities increased from ($3.1) million in 2011 to $168.2 million in 2012, an increase of $171.3 million. The increase relates primarily to (a) a net increase in unsecured senior note borrowings of $249.6 million (b) increased common share issuances of $57.7 million in 2012, as compared to 2011 and an increase in revolving credit facility borrowings of $108.5 million during the year.  The increase was offset by increased net debt repayments of $172.2 million, an increase in cash used related to the September 2012 purchase of our partners’ 50% ownership in the HART Venture and increased distributions of $12.2 million in the 2012 period as compared to 2011.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity Overview

 

Our cash flow from operations has historically been one of our primary sources of liquidity used to fund debt service, distributions and capital expenditures.  We derive substantially all of our revenue from customers who lease space from us at our facilities.  Therefore, our ability to generate cash from operations is dependent on the rents that we are able to charge and collect from our customers.  We believe that the facilities in which we invest — self-storage facilities — are less sensitive than other real estate product types to current near-term economic downturns.  However, prolonged economic downturns will adversely affect our cash flows from operations.

 

In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Parent Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, excluding capital gains, to its shareholders on an annual basis or pay federal income tax.  The nature of our business, coupled with the requirement that we distribute a substantial portion of our income on an annual basis, will cause us to have substantial liquidity needs over both the short term and the long term.

 

Our short-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary to pay operating expenses associated with our facilities, refinancing of certain mortgage indebtedness, interest expense and scheduled principal payments on debt, expected distributions to limited partners and shareholders and recurring capital expenditures.  These funding requirements will vary from year to year, in some cases significantly.  We expect remaining recurring capital expenditures in the 2012 fiscal year to be approximately $1 million to $2 million.  Our currently scheduled principal payments on debt are approximately $1.5 million for the remainder of 2012.

 

Our most restrictive debt covenants limit the amount of additional leverage we can take on; however, we believe cash flow from operations, access to our “at the market” equity program and access to our Credit Facility are adequate to execute our current business plan and remain in compliance with our debt covenants.

 

Our liquidity needs beyond 2012 consist primarily of contractual obligations which include repayments of indebtedness at maturity, as well as potential discretionary expenditures such as (i) non-recurring capital expenditures; (ii) redevelopment of operating facilities; (iii) acquisitions of additional facilities; and (iv) development of new facilities.  We will have to satisfy our needs through either

 

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additional borrowings, including borrowings under the revolving portion of our Credit Facility ($234.5 million of which was available for borrowing at September 30, 2012), sales of common or preferred shares and/or cash generated through facility dispositions and joint venture transactions.

 

Notwithstanding the discussion above, we believe that, as a publicly traded REIT, with an investment grade balance sheet profile, we will have access to multiple sources of capital to fund long-term liquidity requirements, including the incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of additional equity.  However, we cannot provide any assurance that this will be the case.  Our ability to incur additional debt will be dependent on a number of factors, including our degree of leverage, the value of our unencumbered assets and borrowing restrictions that may be imposed by lenders.  In addition, dislocation in the United States debt markets may significantly reduce the availability and increase the cost of long-term debt capital, including conventional mortgage financing and commercial mortgage-backed securities financing.  There can be no assurance that such capital will be readily available in the future.  Our ability to access the equity capital markets will be dependent on a number of factors as well, including general market conditions for REITs and market perceptions about us.

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had approximately $2.7 million in available cash and cash equivalents.  In addition, we had approximately $234.5 million of availability for borrowings under our Credit Facility.

 

Bank Credit Facilities

 

On June 20, 2011, we entered into an unsecured Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”) which consisted of a $100 million term loan with a five-year maturity and a $100 million term loan with a seven-year maturity.  The Term Loan Facility permits the Company to request additional advances of five-year or seven-year loans in minimum increments of $5 million provided that the aggregate of such additional advances does not exceed $50 million.  We incurred costs of $2.1 million in connection with executing the agreement and capitalized such costs as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization on the consolidated balance sheet.  Pricing on the Term Loan Facility ranges, depending on the Company’s leverage levels, from 1.90% to 2.75% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 2.05% to 2.85% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan, and each loan has no LIBOR floor.  As of December 31, 2011, the Company had received two investment grade ratings, and therefore pricing on the Term Loan Facility ranges from 1.45% to 2.10% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 1.60% to 2.25% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan.

 

On December 9, 2011, we entered into a new credit facility comprised of a $100 million unsecured term loan maturing in December 2014; a $200 million unsecured term loan maturing in March 2017; and a $300 million unsecured revolving facility maturing in December 2015 (the “Credit Facility”).  The Credit Facility replaces in its entirety our previous facility.

 

Pricing on the Credit Facility depends on our unsecured debt credit rating.  At our current Baa3/BBB- level, amounts drawn under the revolving facility are priced at 1.80% over LIBOR, with no LIBOR floor. Amounts drawn under the term loan portion of the Credit Facility are priced at 1.75% over LIBOR, with no LIBOR floor.

 

As of September 30, 2012, $200 million of unsecured term loan borrowings were outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, $300 million of unsecured term loan and $65.5 million of unsecured revolving loan borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facility, and $234.5 million was available for borrowing on the unsecured revolving portion of the Credit Facility.  We had interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2012, that fix LIBOR on $200 million of borrowings under the Credit Facility maturing in March 2017 at 1.34%.  In addition, at September 30, 2012, we had interest rate swaps that fix LIBOR on both the five and seven-year term loans under the Term Loan Facility through their respective maturity dates.  The interest rate swap agreements fix thirty day LIBOR over the terms of the five and seven-year term loans at 1.80% and 2.47%, respectively.   As of September 30, 2012, borrowings under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility had a weighted average interest rate of 3.11%.

 

The Term Loan Facility and the term loans under the Credit Facility were fully drawn at September 30, 2012, and no further borrowings may be made under those term loans.  The Company’s ability to borrow under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility is subject to ongoing compliance with certain financial covenants which include:

 

·         Maximum total indebtedness to total asset value of 60.0% at any time;

 

·         Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50:1.00; and

 

·         Minimum tangible net worth of $821,211,200 plus 75% of net proceeds from equity issuances after June 30, 2010.

 

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Further, under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility, we are restricted from paying distributions on our common shares that would exceed an amount equal to the greater of (i) 95% of our funds from operations, and (ii) such amount as may be necessary to maintain the Parent Company’s REIT status.

 

We are currently in compliance with all of our financial covenants and anticipate being in compliance with all of our financial covenants through the terms of the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility.

 

Senior Note Issuance

 

On June 26, 2012, the Operating Partnership issued $250 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due July 15, 2022 (the “senior notes”) which bear interest at a rate of 4.80%.  The senior notes had an effective interest rate of 4.82% at September 30, 2012.  The indenture under which the unsecured senior notes were issued restricts the ability of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries to incur debt unless the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries comply with a leverage ratio not to exceed 60% and an interest coverage ratio of less than 1.5:1 after giving effect to the incurrence of the debt.  The indenture also restricts the ability of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries to incur secured debt unless the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries comply with a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 40% after giving effect to the incurrence of the debt.  The indenture also contains other financial and customary covenants, including a covenant not to own unencumbered assets with a value less than 150% of the unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are currently in compliance with all its financial covenants under the senior notes.

 

At The Market Program

 

Pursuant to our sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Sales Agent”), dated April 3, 2009, as amended on January 26, 2011 and September 16, 2011 (as amended, the “Sales Agreement”), we may sell up to 20 million common shares at “at the market” prices. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we sold 4.7 million shares with an average sales price of $12.81 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $59.1 million under the program.  Since the inception of the program in 2009, we have sold 12.9 million shares with an average sales price of $9.30 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $119.2 million used to fund the acquisition of storage facilities and for general corporate purposes.  At September 30, 2012, we had 7.1 million shares available for sale under the program.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

NOI

 

We define net operating income, which we refer to as “NOI,” as total continuing revenues less continuing property operating expenses.  NOI also can be calculated by adding back to net income (loss): interest expense on loans, loan procurement amortization expense, loan procurement amortization expense — early repayment of debt, acquisition related costs, equity in losses of real estate ventures, amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, other expense, depreciation and amortization expense, general and administrative expense, and deducting from net income: income from discontinued operations, gains on disposition of discontinued operations, other income, gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate ventures, and interest income.  NOI is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

We use NOI as a measure of operating performance at each of our facilities, and for all of our facilities in the aggregate.  NOI should not be considered as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income statement or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

We believe NOI is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because:

 

·         It is one of the primary measures used by our management and our facility managers to evaluate the economic productivity of our facilities, including our ability to lease our facilities, increase pricing and occupancy, and control our property operating expenses;

 

·         It is widely used in the real estate industry and the self-storage industry to measure the performance and value of real estate assets without regard to various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of operating performance, such as depreciation and amortization expense, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets; and

 

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·         It helps our investors to meaningfully compare the results of our operating performance from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense on our outstanding indebtedness) and depreciation of our basis in our assets from our operating results.

 

There are material limitations to using a measure such as NOI, including the difficulty associated with comparing results among more than one company and the inability to analyze certain significant items, including depreciation and interest expense, that directly affect our net income.  We compensate for these limitations by considering the economic effect of the excluded expense items independently as well as in connection with our analysis of net income.  NOI should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, such as total revenues, operating income and net income.

 

FFO

 

Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” by adjusting net income (computed in accordance with GAAP, including non-recurring items) for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, gains on remeasurement of investment in real estate ventures, impairments of depreciable properties, real estate related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure.  We believe the use of FFO, combined with the required primary GAAP presentations, enhances the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and makes comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing our comparative operating and financial performance because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairments of depreciable assets,  and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies. Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently.

 

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and is not a measure of liquidity or an indicator of our ability to make cash distributions. We believe that to further understand our performance, FFO should be compared with our reported net income and considered in addition to cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

FFO, as adjusted

 

FFO, as adjusted represents FFO as defined above, excluding the effects of acquisition related costs, gains or losses from early extinguishment of debt, and other one-time items, which we believe are not indicative of the Company’s operating results.

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and FFO, As adjusted, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

 

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Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

134

 

$

6,828

 

$

(4,170

)

$

7,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real property - continuing operations

 

29,424

 

15,043

 

81,369

 

45,108

 

Real property - discontinued operations

 

162

 

563

 

948

 

1,289

 

Company’s share of unconsolidated real estate ventures

 

513

 

28

 

1,540

 

28

 

Noncontrolling interest’s share of consolidated real estate ventures

 

(191

)

(422

)

(1,049

)

(1,323

)

Gains on sale of real estate

 

(197

)

(3,527

)

(6,403

)

(3,527

)

Gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate venture

 

(7,023

)

 

(7,023

)

 

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership

 

5

 

329

 

(106

)

368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO

 

$

22,827

 

$

18,842

 

$

65,106

 

$

49,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt

 

 

 

 

2,085

 

Discontinued operations - settlement proceeds

 

 

 

 

(1,895

)

Acquisition related costs

 

1,527

 

374

 

2,390

 

629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO, as adjusted

 

$

24,354

 

$

19,216

 

$

67,496

 

$

50,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average diluted shares and units outstanding

 

130,384

 

105,013

 

129,222

 

104,997

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company’s future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments depend upon prevailing interest rates.

 

Market Risk

 

Our investment policy relating to cash and cash equivalents is to preserve principal and liquidity while maximizing the return through investment of available funds.

 

Effect of Changes in Interest Rates on our Outstanding Debt

 

Our interest rate risk objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate fluctuations on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we manage our exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates for a portion of our borrowings through the use derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps or caps to mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument or to effectively lock the interest rate on a portion of our variable rate debt.  The analysis below presents the sensitivity of the market value of our financial instruments to selected changes in market rates.  The range of changes chosen reflects our view of changes which are reasonably possible over a one-year period.  Market values are the present value of projected future cash flows based on the market rates chosen.

 

As of September 30, 2012 our consolidated debt consisted of $903.3 million of outstanding mortgages, unsecured senior notes and unsecured term loans that are subject to fixed rates, including variable rate debt that is effectively fixed through our use of interest rate swaps.  There was $171.1 million of outstanding credit facility borrowings subject to floating rates.  Changes in interest rates have different impacts on the fixed and variable rate portions of our debt portfolio.  A change in interest rates on the fixed portion of the debt portfolio impacts the net financial instrument position, but has no impact on interest incurred or cash flows.  A change in interest rates on the variable portion of the debt portfolio impacts the interest incurred and cash flows, but does not impact the net financial instrument position.

 

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If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt increase by 100 basis points, the increase in annual interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $1.7 million a year.  If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt decrease by 100 basis points, the decrease in interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase future earnings and cash flows by approximately $1.7 million a year.

 

If market rates of interest increase by 1%, the fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate mortgage debt and unsecured term loans would decrease by approximately $32.5 million.  If market rates of interest decrease by 1%, the fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate mortgage debt and unsecured term loans would increase by approximately $34.9 million.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Controls and Procedures (Parent Company)

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Parent Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

 

Based on that evaluation, the Parent Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Parent Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Parent Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Parent Company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in the Parent Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

 

Controls and Procedures (Operating Partnership)

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act).

 

Based on that evaluation, the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Operating Partnership in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The following table provides information about repurchases of the Parent Company’s common shares during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
(1)

 

Average
Price Paid
Per Share

 

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs

 

Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1 – July 31

 

 

$

 

N/A

 

3,000,000

 

August 1 – August 31

 

3,848

 

12.69

 

N/A

 

3,000,000

 

September 1 – September 30

 

 

 

N/A

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

3,848

 

$

12.69

 

N/A

 

3,000,000

 

 


(1)       Represents common shares withheld by the Parent Company upon the vesting of restricted shares to cover employee tax obligations.

 

(2)       On September 27, 2007, the Parent Company announced that the Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program for up to 3.0 million of the Parent Company’s outstanding common shares.  Unless terminated earlier by resolution of the Board of Trustees, the program will expire when the number of authorized shares has been repurchased.  The Parent Company has made no repurchases under this program to date.

 

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

12.1

 

Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart. (filed herewith)

 

 

 

12.2

 

Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart L.P. (filed herewith)

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

 

 

 

31.3

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

 

 

 

31.4

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)

 

 

 

101

 

The following CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P. financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. (filed herewith)

 

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SIGNATURES OF REGISTRANT

 

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

 

 

CUBESMART

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2012

By:  

 /s/ Dean Jernigan

 

Dean Jernigan, Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2012

By:  

 /s/ Timothy M. Martin

 

Timothy M. Martin, Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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SIGNATURES OF REGISTRANT

 

 

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

 

 

CUBESMART, L.P.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2012

By:  

 /s/ Dean Jernigan

 

Dean Jernigan, Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2012

By:  

 /s/ Timothy M. Martin

 

Timothy M. Martin, Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

12.1

 

Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart.

 

 

 

12.2

 

Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart L.P..

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.3

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.4

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

101

 

The following CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P. financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

 

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