0001193125-16-681926.txt : 20160815 0001193125-16-681926.hdr.sgml : 20160815 20160815162103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-681926 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160815 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160815 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160815 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIFE STORAGE, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000944314 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 161194043 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13820 FILM NUMBER: 161833029 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6467 MAIN ST CITY: WILLIAMSVILLE STATE: NY ZIP: 14221 BUSINESS PHONE: 7166331850 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6467 MAIN ST CITY: WILLIAMSVILLE STATE: NY ZIP: 14221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950421 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIFE STORAGE LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001060224 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 161481551 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24071 FILM NUMBER: 161833030 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6467 MAIN ST CITY: WILLIAMSVILLE STATE: NY ZIP: 14221 BUSINESS PHONE: 7166331850 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6467 MAIN ST CITY: WILLIAMSVILLE STATE: NY ZIP: 14221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOVRAN ACQUISITION LTD PARTNERSHIP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980420 8-K 1 d243423d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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

August 15, 2016

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

 

LIFE STORAGE, INC.

LIFE STORAGE LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland

(Life Storage, Inc.)

   1-13820   16-1194043

Delaware

(Life Storage LP)

   0-24071   16-1481551

(State or Other Jurisdiction

Of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

6467 Main Street

Williamsville, New York 14221

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(716) 633-1850

(Registrants’ Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (Life Storage, Inc.)

Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership (Life Storage LP)

(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 registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

  ¨ Written Communication 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)

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 15, 2016, a press release was issued regarding the change of name of “Sovran Self Storage, Inc.” to “Life Storage, Inc.”. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Press Release

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrants have duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    LIFE STORAGE, INC.
Date: August 15, 2016      
    By  

/s/ Andrew J. Gregoire

      Name:    Andrew J. Gregoire
      Title:      Chief Financial Officer
    LIFE STORAGE LP
Date: August 15, 2016     By: LIFE STORAGE HOLDINGS, INC., as General Partner
    By  

/s/ Andrew J. Gregoire

      Name:    Andrew J. Gregoire
      Title:      Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Press Release
 EX-99.1 2 d243423dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

6467 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14221

(716) 633-1850

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 15, 2016

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. Rebrands and Begins Trading as Life Storage, Inc. (LSI)

Company to mark historic moment with ringing of the New York Stock Exchange’s Closing Bell on August 16

Buffalo, NY, August 15, 2016 – Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (NYSE:SSS), a self storage real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today the official change of its corporate name to Life Storage, Inc. (NYSE:LSI). Shares of Life Storage will begin trading under the ticker symbol LSI on the New York Stock Exchange effective immediately.

Concurrently, the Company announced the change of its brand name from Uncle Bob’s Self Storage to Life Storage® and the launch of its redesigned website, www.lifestorage.com.

Robert Attea, Chairman of the Board, other members of the board and management will ring the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2016. Interested parties may watch the live video of the event beginning at approximately 3:55 p.m. EDT at https://livestream.com/NYSE.

ABOUT LIFE STORAGE, INC:

Life Storage, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that is in the business of acquiring and managing self storage facilities. The Company operates approximately 650 self storage facilities in 29 states under the names Uncle Bob’s Self Storage and Life Storage. For more information, visit http://invest.lifestorage.com/.