STORAGE USA INC
8-K, 1998-03-06
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(b) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 6, 1998(February 19,1998)
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                                    001-12910
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                            (Commission File Number)

                                Storage USA, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Tennessee                                     62-1251239
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   State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization                    Identification Number)

       10440 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland             21044
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           (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (410) 730-9500
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 Item 2: Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Storage USA, Inc.,  (the "Company")  consummated  during the period February 19,
1998 through February 24, 1998, the acquisition of five self-storage  facilities
(the "Acquired Facilities") through SUSA Partnership,  L.P. (the "Partnership"),
a limited  partnership in which the Company is the sole general partner and owns
approximately  a 91%  interest  as of the  date of  this  report.  The  Acquired
Facilities contain  approximately 255,648 square feet, are located in two states
and were purchased for approximately $12,700,000 in aggregate consideration.

The  acquisition  of the Acquired  Facilities  was funded by cash generated from
operations  and  borrowings  under the Company's  lines of credit with The First
National Bank of Chicago and First  Tennessee.  Each of the Acquired  Facilities
was used by the seller as a self-storage  facility  prior to its  acquisition by
the Company,  and the Company  intends to continue  such use of all the Acquired
Facilities.  The  Company's  management  determined  the contract  price of each
facility through arms-length negotiations,  after taking into consideration such
factors as: the age and  condition  of the  facility;  the  projected  amount of
maintenance  costs;  anticipated  capital  improvements;  the facility's current
revenues;  comparable  facilities  competing in the  applicable  market;  market
rental rates for comparable facilities;  the occupancy rate of the facility; and
the  estimated  amount of  taxes,  utility  costs,  personnel  costs,  and other
anticipated  expenses associated with the facility.  Other than changes in these
factors,  the Company,  after reasonable  inquiry,  is not aware of any material
factors  relating to the properties  that would cause the  historical  financial
information  provided  in  Item 7 not to be  necessarily  indicative  of  future
operating results for the applicable facilities.

The following  provides certain additional  information  concerning the Acquired
Facilities:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Location                     Seller                                                Date of Acquisition
- --------                     ------                                                -------------------
Collierville, TN             Collierville Mini Storage, L.L.C.                                 2/19/98
Cordova, TN                  Cordova Mini Storage, L.L.C.                                      2/19/98
Cordova, TN                  Cordova Villiage Mini Storage, L.L.C.                             2/19/98
Memphis, TN                  Germantown Parkway Mini Storage, L.L.C.                           2/19/98
Las Vegas, NV                BHP Investors, A limited Liability Company                        2/24/98
</TABLE>

In addition,  the Company has two facilities  under  contract (the  "Acquisition
Facilities")  with  an  anticipated  closing  date  of  March  10,  1998.  These
facilities,  containing  approximately  129,502  square  feet,  are  located  in
Maryland and have an  estimated  cost of  $10,250,000.  The  following  provides
certain additional information concerning the two pending acquisitions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
                                                                           Date of Anticipated
Location                     Seller                                                Acquisition
- --------                     ------                                                -----------
Germantown, MD               Wisteria Storage Limited Partnership                      3/10/98
Columbia, MD                 Columbia Vault Limited Partnership                        3/10/98
</TABLE>

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The following unaudited data related to the Acquired and Acquisition  Facilities
is derived from the Company's  internal  records as of the last day of the month
following closing, or the most current information available:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
                                    Square      Rent per          Economic       Physical      Total       Contract
           Location                  Feet      Square Foot       Occupancy      Occupancy      Units         Price
           --------                  ----     -------------      ---------      ---------      -----         -----
Acquired Facilities:
Collierville, TN                     27,283           $8.18            64%           95%        245         $850,000
Cordova, TN                          72,020           $8.13            78%           99%        622       $3,650,000
Cordova, TN                          53,270           $8.11            78%           98%        404       $2,800,000
Memphis, TN                          54,425           $7.58            69%           94%        398       $2,500,000
Las Vegas, NV                        48,650           $9.02            87%           93%        539       $2,900,000
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Total Acquired Facilities           255,648                                                   2,208      $12,700,000
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<CAPTION>


                                    Square      Rent per          Economic       Physical      Total       Contract
           Location                  Feet      Square Foot       Occupancy      Occupancy      Units         Price
           --------                  ----     -------------      ---------      ---------      -----         -----
Acquisition Facilities:
Germantown, MD                       64,897          $13.85            82%           87%        876       $5,500,000
Columbia, MD                         64,605          $13.42            90%           91%        630       $4,750,000
                               --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Acquisition Facilities        129,502                                                   1,506      $10,250,000
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</TABLE>



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Item 7:           Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)      Financial Statements Applicable to Real Estate Properties Acquired

         It is  impracticable  to provide at the time of filing  this  Report on
         Form 8-K any of the financial statements or the additional  information
         specified by Rule 3-14 of  Regulation  S-X as required by Item 7(a)(3).
         The required financial  information and additional  information will be
         filed by amendment within 60 days of the date of filing of this Report.

(b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

         It is  impracticable  to provide at the time of filing  this  Report on
         Form 8-K any of the pro forma financial  information  required pursuant
         to  Article 11 of  Regulation  S-X as  required  by Item  7(b)(1).  The
         required pro forma  information  will be filed by  amendment  within 60
         days of the date of filing of this Report.





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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                 DATED:  March 6, 1998

                                 STORAGE USA, INC.

                                 By: /s/ Dennis A. Reeve
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                                 Dennis A. Reeve
                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



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