0001181431-14-014441.txt : 20140331 0001181431-14-014441.hdr.sgml : 20140331 20140331112738 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-14-014441 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140331 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140331 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001410567 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 320211624 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-53644 FILM NUMBER: 14728433 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 120 CITY: LADERA RANCH STATE: CA ZIP: 92694 BUSINESS PHONE: 887-872-1031 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 120 CITY: LADERA RANCH STATE: CA ZIP: 92694 8-K 1 rrd406453.htm Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  03/31/2014
 
Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  000-53644
 
MD
  
32-0211624
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
111 Corporate Drive, Suite 120, Ladera Ranch, California 92694
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
877-327-3485
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[  ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure
 
      On March 31, 2014, Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing the Registrant's acquisition of a self storage facility located in Chandler, Arizona. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.

      Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits.

99.1        Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. Press Release, dated March 31, 2014

 

 

SIGNATURES
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
           
Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.
 
 
Date: March 31, 2014
     
By:
 
/s/    Michael S. McClure
               
Michael S. McClure
               
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.1
  
Press release
EX-99 2 rrd406453_40556.htm PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STRATEGIC STORAGE TRUST, INC. (SSTI) ACQUIRES 480-UNIT FACILITY IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA FOR APPROXIMATELY $4.9 MILLION

SmartStop® Self Storage Adds to Existing Cluster
of Properties in Growing Arizona Market

 

     CHANDLER, Ariz. - March 31, 2014 - Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI)--a publicly registered self-storage REIT--recently acquired a 480-unit facility, located on West Chandler Boulevard in Chandler, Ariz., for approximately $4.9 million. The approximately 51,000 net rentable square foot facility will be re-branded under the SmartStop® Self Storage trade name.

     "This facility is in a solid retail location, and adds to SSTI's cluster of properties in Arizona, a growth market with excellent demographics," said H. Michael Schwartz, chairman and CEO of SSTI.

     The three-acre property includes six single-story self-storage buildings and a single-story retail office that offers a manager's apartment. The SmartStop Self Storage West Chandler Blvd. facility is currently 97 percent occupied.

     In addition to the Chandler facility, SSTI's Arizona portfolio includes four other self-storage properties, which total approximately 294,900 NRSF and 2,455 units. This portfolio includes:

          - Missouri Avenue in Phoenix (525 units, 40,300 NRSF )

          - Washington Street in Phoenix (450 units, 56,500 NRSF)

          - Guadalupe Road in Mesa (560 units, 74,700 NRSF)

          - Broadway Road in Tempe (440 units, 72,400 NRSF)

About Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI) is comprised of industry veterans with extensive institutional experience in the acquisition and property management of self-storage properties. Since the launch of SSTI in 2008, the company's portfolio of wholly-owned properties has expanded to include 124 properties in 17 states and Canada that are being branded as SmartStop® Self Storage. The portfolio includes approximately 78,000 self-storage units and 10.3 million rentable square feet of storage space. For more information about SSTI, please call 949-469-6600 or visit www.strategicstoragetrust.com.

To view our self storage locations or to find self-storage solutions at a nearby storage facility, visit https://SmartStopSelfStorage.com.

This press release may 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. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to: uncertainties relating to changes in general economic and real estate conditions; uncertainties relating to the implementation of our real estate investment strategy; uncertainties relating to financing availability and capital proceeds; uncertainties relating to the closing of property acquisitions; uncertainties related to the timing and availability of distributions; and other risk factors as outlined in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is neither an offer nor a solicitation to purchase securities.

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Genevieve Anton
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