SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC
10-Q, 1997-05-15
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended 3/31/97

                                       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: 1-13820


                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland                                                     16-1194043
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

5166 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

                                                            (716) 633-185
                        (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
er name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

              APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
                  PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

         Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  has filed all documents
and reports  required  to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes ____ No ____

                   (APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)

         Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title                                                        Outstanding

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share                       10708171 shares



<PAGE>


Part I.  Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements


                          SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC ...
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            March   December
                                                              31,      31,
(dollars in thousands, except share data)                    1997     1996
- ------------------------------------------------------       ----     ----
<S>                                                       <C>       <C>

Assets
  Investment in storage facilities:
     Land                                                  $ 61,609  $ 49,591
     Building and equipment                                 218,503   171,120
                                                            -------   -------
                                                            280,112   220,711
                                                           --------  --------
     Less: accumulated depreciation                          (6,780)   (5,457)
                                                           --------  --------
  Investments in storage facilities, net                    273,332   215,254
  Cash and cash equivalents                                   2,396    16,687
  Accounts receivable                                           769       482
  Prepaid expenses and other assets                           2,673     2,992
                                                              -----     -----
   Total Assets                                            $279,170  $235,415
                                                           ========  ========

Liabilities
  Line of credit                                           $ 32,000  $      -
  Accounts payable and
   accrued liabilities                                        2,262     1,197
  Deferred revenue                                            1,854     1,367
  Accrued dividends                                           5,568     5,567
  Mortgage payable                                            3,559       -
                                                           --------  --------
    Total Liabilities
                                                             45,243     8,131

  Minority interest                                          10,959     3,655

Shareholders' Equity
  Common stock $.01 par value, 100,000
    shares authorized, 10,708,171 shares
    issued and outstanding
    (10,706,671 at December 31, 1996)                           107       107
   Preferred stock,  10,000,000 shares
    authorized, none issued and outstanding,
    250,000 shares designated as Series A
    Junior Participating Preferred Stock,
    $.01 par value                                                -         -
   Additional paid-in capital                               227,751   227,719
  Unearned restricted stock                                     (35)      (39)
  Dividends in excess of net income                          (4,855)   (4,158)
                                                           --------  --------
    Total shareholders'equity                               222,968   223,629
                                                            -------   -------

      Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
        Equity                                             $279,170  $235,415
                                                           ========  ========
</TABLE>

See notes to financial statements ....................

<PAGE>


                            SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>






                                              January 1,1997   January 1,1996
                                                     to              to
(dollars in thousands, except
   per share data)                             March 31,1997    March 31,1996
                                              ---------------  ---------------
<S>                                           <C>              <C>

Revenues:
  Rental income                                $       10,578   $        6,857
  Interest and other income                               154               87
                                               ---------------  ---------------
     Total revenues                                    10,732            6,944

Expenses:
  Property operations & maintenance                     2,154            1,514
  Real estate taxes                                       857              513
  General and administrative                              744              507
  Interest                                                512              278
  Depreciation and amortization                         1,530              980
                                               ---------------  ---------------
     Total expenses                                     5,797            3,792
                                               ---------------  ---------------

Income before minority interest                         4,935            3,152

  Minority interest                                       (64)             -
                                               ---------------  ---------------

Net Income                                     $        4,871   $        3,152
                                               ===============  ===============

Earnings per share                             $          0.46  $          0.42
                                               ===============  ===============

Common shares used in earnings per                  10,707,238        7,542,171
  share calculation

Dividends declared per share                   $          0.52  $         0.505
                                               ===============  ===============
</TABLE>

See notes to financial statements


<PAGE>



                            SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.

                                   STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             January 1, 1997  January 1, 1996
(dollars in thousands, except                       to              to
 per share data)                              March 31, 1997   March 31, 1996
                                             ---------------  ---------------
<S>                                         <C>              <C>
Operating Activities
Net income                                   $         4,871  $        3,152
Adjustments to reconcile net income
  to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                        1,530              980
  Minority interest                                       64              -
  Restricted stock earned                                  4              -
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                                (287)              18
     Prepaid expenses and other assets                   131              (82)
     Accounts payable and other liabilities            1,065               46
     Deferred revenue                                    487              177
                                              ---------------  ---------------
Net cash provided by operating activitie      $        7,865   $         4,291
                                              ---------------  ---------------

Investing Activities
  Additions to storage facilities                    (48,537)         (18,745)
  Additions to other assets                              (10)              (3)
                                              ---------------  ---------------
Net cash used in investing activities         $      (48,547)  $      (18,748)
                                              ---------------  ---------------

Financing Activities
  Net proceeds from sale of common stock                  32              -
  Proceeds from line of credit draw down              32,000           18,809
  Dividends paid                                      (5,568)          (3,809)
  Minority interest distributions                        (73)             -
  Proceeds from issuance of mortgages                     -               -
  Mortgage principal payments                             -               -
  Capital contributions                                   -               -
  Cash distributions                                      -               -
                                              ---------------   -------------
Net cash provided by financing activities      $      26,391    $      15,000
                                              ---------------   -------------

Net (decrease) increase in cash                      (14,291)             543
Cash at beginning of period                           16,687              732
                                             ---------------  ---------------
Cash at end of period                        $         2,396  $         1,275
                                             ===============  ===============

Supplemental cash flow information
     Cash paid for interest                  $           512  $           278
</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements

<PAGE>




                            SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.

                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



Supplemental cash-flow information for the quarter
  ended March 31, 1997
(dollars in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  <S>                                                                       <C>
  Storage facilities acquired through the issuance of
    minority interest in the operating partnership                           $  7,313

   Fair value of net liabilities assumed on the acquisition
     of storage facilities                                                      3,559
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



Dividends  declared  but  unpaid  were  $5,568 at March 31,  1997 and  $5,567 at
  December 31, 1996.




See notes to financial statements

<PAGE>


                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)


1.  Basis of Presentation
         The accompanying unaudited financial statements of Sovran Self Storage,
Inc. (the Company) have been  prepared in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
accounting   principles  for  interim   financial   information   and  with  the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do
not  include all  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted
accounting  principles  for  complete  financial  statements.  In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the
three month periods ended March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996 are not  necessarily
indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ended  December 31,
1997.

2.  Organization
         Sovran Self  Storage,  Inc.  (the  Company),  a  self-administered  and
self-managed real estate investment trust (a REIT), was formed on April 19, 1995
to own and operate self-storage facilities throughout the United States. On June
26, 1995, the Company commenced  operations effective with the completion of its
initial public offering of 5,890,000  shares (the Offering).  The Offering price
per  share  was  $23.00,  resulting  in  net  proceeds  to  the  Company,  after
underwriting  discount and other expenses,  of $124.3 million. On July 25, 1995,
the  underwriters  exercised their  over-allotment  option granted in connection
with the Company's  initial public offering and purchased  750,000 shares of the
Company's  common  stock at $23.00 per share,  resulting  in net proceeds to the
Company of approximately $16 million.  Additionally,  the Company received $10.1
million in proceeds  from a private  placement  of 422,171  shares of its common
stock.
         Contemporaneously  with  the  closing  of  the  Offering,  Sovran  Self
Storage,  Inc.  acquired,  in a  transaction  accounted  for as a  purchase,  62
self-storage  facilities  (the  Original  Properties)  which had been  owned and
managed by Sovran Capital, Inc. and the Sovran Partnerships (Predecessors to the
Company).  Purchase  accounting  was applied to the  acquisition of the Original
Properties  to the  extent  cash  was  paid  to  purchase  100%  of the  limited
partnership  interests in the Sovran Partnerships,  prepay outstanding mortgages
at the time of acquisition and for related transaction costs. Additionally,  the
Company  acquired  on that  date 12  self-storage  properties  (the  Acquisition
Properties) from unaffiliated  third parties.  The Company has since purchased a
total of 64 (27in 1997, 29 in 1996 and 8 in 1995)  self-storage  properties from
unaffiliated  third  parties,   increasing  the  total  number  of  self-storage
properties owned at March 31, 1997 to 138 properties.
         On  October  1,  1996,  the  Company  completed  a public  offering  of
2,750,000  common  shares at  $26.00  per  share.  On  October  8, 1996 the over
allotment  of the public  offering of 412,500  common  shares was  exercised  at
$26.00 per share.  Net of underwriting  discounts and offering costs the Company
received $77 million in proceeds from this offering.  The net proceeds have been
used to repay  indebtedness  under the line of  credit,  which was  incurred  in
property acquisitions, and to acquire additional self storage facilities.



3.  Commitments and Contingencies
         The   Company's   current   practice   is  to   conduct   environmental
investigations  in connection  with  property  acquisitions.  At this time,  the
Company is not aware of any environmental contamination of any of its facilities
which  individually  or in the  aggregate  would be  material  to the  Company's
overall business, financial condition, or results of operations.
         As of March 31,  1997,  the Company had entered  into  contract for the
purchase of a self-storage  facility which was purchased on April 11, 1997 for a
total cost of $2.4  million and was under  contract  to  purchase 10  additional
properties for a total cost of $25.8 million.



4.  Pro Forma Financial Information
         The following  unaudited pro forma Condensed Statement of Operations is
presented  as if the  the  purchase  of 27  additional  storage  facilities  had
occurred at the  beginning of the periods  presented.  Such  unaudited pro forma
information  is based upon the historical  combined  statements of operations of
the Company.  It should be read in conjunction with the financial  statements of
the  Company  and notes  thereto  included  elsewhere  herein.  In  management's
opinion, all adjustments  necessary to reflect the effects of these transactions
have been made. This unaudited pro forma statement does not purport to represent
what the actual  results of  operations  of the Company would have been assuming
such  transactions  had been completed as set forth above nor does it purport to
represent the results of operations for future periods.

(in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three  Months Ended March 31,
<S>                                  <C>                       <C>
                                             1997                      1996
Revenues:
  Rental income                       $         11,520          $        10,772
   Other income                                    174                      124
                                      ----------------          ---------------
      Total revenues                            11,694                   10,896

Expenses:
  Property operations & maintenance              2,389                    2,383
  Real estate taxes                                903                      826
  General and administrative                       744                      744
  Interest                                          70                       70
  Depreciation and amortization                  1,652                    1,652
                                      ----------------          ---------------
      Total Expenses                             5,758                    5,675
                                      ----------------          ---------------

Income before minority interest                  5,936                    5,221

  Minority interest                               (203)                    (178)
                                      -----------------         ----------------

Net Income                            $          5,733         $          5,043
                                      =================         ================

Earnings per share                    $            .54         $           .47
                                      =================         ================
Common shares used in earnings
per share calculation                        10,707,238               10,707,238

</TABLE>
5.  Legal Proceedings
         Robert J. Amsdell,  a former business associate of certain officers and
directors of the Company, including Robert J. Attea, Kenneth F. Myszka, David L.
Rogers and  Charles E.  Lannon  filed a lawsuit  against the Company on June 13,
1995 in the United States  District Court for the Northern  District of Ohio, in
connection with the formation of the Company as a REIT and related  transactions
, as well as the Initial Offering.  On April 29, 1996, Mr. Amsdell filed a first
amended  complaint in the lawsuit  alleging breach of fiduciary duty,  breach of
contract,  breach of general  partnership/joint  venture arrangement,  statutory
violations regarding dissolution of general partnership or joint venture, breach
of duty of good faith and fair  dealing,  fraud and  deceit,  interference  with
prospective advantage, and violation of trademark/trade name rights. Mr. Amsdell
is seeking money damages in excess of $25 million,  as well as punitive  damages
and   declaratory  and  injunctive   relief   (including  the  imposition  of  a
constructive  trust on assets of the Company in which Mr. Amsdell claims to have
a continuing interest) and an accounting. The first amended complaint also added
Messrs. Attea, Myszka, Rogers and Lannon as additional  defendants.  The parties
are currently  involved in discovery.  The Company intends to vigorously  defend
the lawsuit.  Messrs.  Attea, Myszka,  Rogers and Lannon have agreed to idemnify
the Company for any loss arising from the lawsuit. The Company believes that the
actual amount of Mr. Amsdell's  recovery in this matter, if any, would be within
the ability of these individuals to provide idemnification. The Company does not
believe that the lawsuit will have a material adverse effect upon the Company.

6.  Subsequent Events
         On April 16, 1997,  the Company  completed  the offering of 1.5 million
shares of its  common  stock.  The  offering  was  priced at  $29.625  per share
resulting in gross proceeds of $44.44 million.  Net proceeds were  approximately
$42.2 million  which will be used to reduce  outstanding  indebtedness  incurred
under the Company's $75 million credit facility. <PAGE>

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
 of Operation

         The following  discussion  and analysis of the  consolidated  financial
condition  and  results of  operations  should be read in  conjunction  with the
financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
         The Company  operates as a Real Estate  Investment  Trust  ("REIT") and
owns and operates a portfolio of 138 self-storage facilities,  providing storage
space for business and personal use to some 55,000  customers in 16 states.  The
Company's  investment objective is to increase cash flow and enhance shareholder
value by  aggressively  managing  its  portfolio,  to  expand  and  enhance  the
facilities  in that  portfolio  and to  selectively  acquire new  properties  in
geographic areas that will either complement or efficiently grow the portfolio.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Revolving Credit Facility
         In June,  1995, the Company  entered into an agreement with a financial
institution  to  establish a revolving  credit  facility  for up to $60 million,
secured by real estate. In August,  1996, the Company executed a modification of
the credit  facility  which  increased  the  amount  available  to $75  million.
Interest on  outstanding  balances is payable  monthly at 190 basis points above
LIBOR.  The term of the agreement is for two years,  expiring  August 1998.  The
Company  intends to use funds  available  from this  credit  facility to finance
future acquisition and development plans described below. At March 31, 1997, the
Company had remaining borrowing capacity of $43 million on the line.

Umbrella Partnership REIT
         The  Company was formed as an Umbrella  Partnership  Real Estate  Trust
("UPREIT") and, as such, has the ability to issue operating  partnership  ("OP")
units in exchange for properties sold by independent  owners.  By utilizing such
OP units as currency in facility  acquisitions,  the Company may partially defer
the seller's income-tax liability and obtain more favorable pricing or terms. As
of March 31, 1997,  units  totaling  379, 701 units have been issued in exchange
for property.

Acquisition of Properties
         The  Company's  external  growth  strategy is to increase the number of
facilities  it owns by  acquiring  suitable  facilities  in  markets in which it
already has an  operating  presence  or to expand into new markets by  acquiring
several facilities at once in those new markets. In the three months ended March
31,  1997,  the Company  acquired  eleven  properties  in new  markets,  central
Virginia and  Michigan.  The Company  also  increased  its existing  presence in
Orlando,  Florida  with the purchase of an  additional  site ; in Texas with the
purchase of 6 sites in the Houston and San Antonio markets and in the Cleveland,
Ohio market area with the acquisition of nine properties. Total acquisitions
in the three  months ended March 31, 1997 added  1,364,983  square feet of space
and 11,817 rental units to the Company's portfolio.

Future Acquisition and Development Plans
         The Company  continued its external  growth  strategy by increasing the
number of facilities it owns in Florida in April and has contracts on properties
in Florida, Texas, Georgia and Ohio with planned closings in the second quarter.
         The Company also intends to improve certain of its existing  facilities
by  building  additional  storage  buildings  on  presently  vacant  land and by
installing climate control and enhanced security systems at selected sites.

Liquidity
         At March 31,  1997,  the  Company's  debt to equity  ratio was 16%.  In
         April, 1997, the Company successfully completed a common stock
offering,  resulting in the issuance of 1,500,000 shares,  netting approximately
$42 million.  The proceeds were used to pay down the outstanding  balance on the
line of credit.  Continued  acquisition  of existing  properties  represents the
Company's  principal liquidity  requirement.  As most of the Company's operating
cash flow is expected to be used to pay dividends,  (see REIT  Qualification and
Distribution  Requirements),  the funds  required  to acquire  these  additional
properties  will be provided by  borrowings  pursuant to the  revolving  line of
credit or other debt  instruments and the issuance of UPREIT units.  The Company
intends to incur additional  borrowings for such purposes in a manner consistent
with its policy of limiting the Company's indebtedness at the time of incurrence
to not more than 50% of market capitalization.

REIT Qualification and Distribution Requirements
         As a REIT,  the Company is not  required  to pay federal  income tax on
income  that it  distributes  to its  shareholders,  provided  that  the  amount
distributed is equal to at least 95% of taxable income. These distributions must
be made in the year to which they  relate or in the  following  year if declared
before the Company files its federal  income-tax return and if it is paid before
the first regular dividend of the following year.
         As a REIT,  the  Company  must  derive at least 95% of its total  gross
income from income  related to real  property,  interest and  dividends.  In the
three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company's percentage of revenue from such
sources  exceeded 98%, thereby passing the 95% test, and no special measures are
expected to be required to enable the Company to maintain its REIT designation.
<PAGE>

Results of Operations
         The following  discussion  is based on the financial  statements of the
Company as of March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996.

For the period January 1, 1997 through March 31, 1997
         The Company reported revenues of $10,732 during the period and incurred
$3,011 in operating  expenses,  resulting in net operating income of $7,721. The
gross operating margin of 72% is one of the highest in the industry and reflects
a  corporate-wide  effort to  operate  the  business  efficiently.  General  and
administrative  expenses of $744,  interest expense of $512 and depreciation and
amortization expenses of $1,530 were incurred during the period,  resulting in a
income of $4,935 before minority interest.
          Net Income after minority interest amounted to $4,871.

Three months  ended March 31,  1997,  compared to Three  months  ended March
31,1996.  The  following  discussion  compares the  activities  of the Company
for the three months ended March 31, 1997 with the activities of the Company for
the three months ended March 31, 1996.
         Total  revenues  increased from $6,944 for the three months ended March
31, 1996 to $10,732 for the three months  ended March 31,  1997,  an increase of
$3,788 or 55%. Of this,  $3,439  resulted from the  acquisition of 56 properties
during the period  January 1, 1996 through  March 31, 1997 and $300 was realized
as a result of increased  rental rates at the 82 properties owned by the Company
at December 31, 1995.  Interest  income  increased by $49.  Overall,  same-store
revenues  grew 4.48% for the three month period ended March 31, 1997 as compared
to the same period in 1996.
         Property  operating  and real estate tax  expense  increased  $983,  or
48.5%, during the period.  $1.046 was a result of absorbing  additional expenses
from  operating  the  newly  acquired   properties  and  increased  real  estate
valuations  in Alabama and  Mississippi,  and a savings of $63 was realized from
the  operations of its sites  operated more than one year primarily from reduced
snow removal  costs at the sites in the  Northeast  and to  increased  operating
efficiencies.
         General  and  administrative  expenses,  which  include  losses  of $42
realized as the replacement of equipment, increased $237 principally as a result
of  the  need  for  additional  personnel  and  increased  administrative  costs
associated with managing the 56 additional properties.
         Interest expense  increased $234 due to an increase of $27,000 drawn on
the line of credit. A sum of $32,000 was borrowed pursuant to the Company's line
of credit during the first three months of 1997.
         Income before minority interest increased from $3152 to $4935, an
increase of $1,783 or 56.6%.

Pro Forma Three Months  Ended March 31, 1997  Compared to Pro Forma Three Months
Ended March 31, 1996.
         The Company believes that pro forma results of operations are important
to  provide an  understanding  of  results  of  operations  in its first year of
property  operation.  The pro forma  information  includes the results of the 27
properties acquired in 1997 as if they had been acquired on January 1, 1996.
         Revenues  for the  three  months  ended  March 31,  1997  were  $11,694
compared to revenues of $10,896 for the same period in 1996,  an increase of 7%.
This improvement is primarily due to an increase in overall occupancy,  and from
rental rate increases ranging from 2% to 8% at the properties.
         Property operating costs and property tax expense were $3,292 or 28% of
revenues  for the three month  period  ended March 31, 1997 and $3,209 or 29% of
revenues  for the  period  ended  March  31,  1996.  The  Company  believes  the
efficiencies  it obtains by  "clustering"  its  properties in market areas,  its
attention to cost saving measures and its persistence in protesting property tax
increases has enabled it to effectively contain its costs.
         Operating  income  increased  from  $7,687  to  $8,402, an
improvement of 9.3% as a result of the above
<PAGE>

Inflation
         The Company  does not  believe  that  inflation  has had or will have a
direct adverse effect on its operations.  Substantially all of the leases at the
facilities allow for monthly rent increases,  which provide the Company with the
opportunity to achieve increases in rental income as each lease matures.

Seasonality
         The  Company's  revenues  typically  have been  higher in the third and
fourth  quarters,  primarily  because the Company  increases its rental rates on
most of its  storage  units at the  beginning  of May and,  to a lesser  extent,
because self-storage  facilities tend to experience greater occupancy during the
late  spring,  summer and early  fall  months due to the  greater  incidence  of
residential moves during these periods.  However,  the Company believes that its
tenant  mix,  diverse  geographical  locations,  rental  structure  and  expense
structure provide adequate  protection  against undue fluctuations in cash flows
and net revenues  during  off-peak  seasons.  Thus,  the Company does not expect
seasonality to affect materially distributions to shareholders.

Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
                  The Company is a party to proceedings  arising in the ordinary
course of operation of self-storage  facilities.  However,  the Company does not
believe  that  these  matters,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  will have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
         Robert J. Amsdell,  a former business associate of certain officers and
directors of the Company, including Robert J. Attea, Kenneth F. Myszka, David L.
Rogers and  Charles E.  Lannon  filed a lawsuit  against the Company on June 13,
1995 in the United States  District Court for the Northern  District of Ohio, in
connection with the formation of the Company as a REIT and related  transactions
, as well as the Initial Offering.  On April 29, 1996, Mr. Amsdell filed a first
amended  complaint in the lawsuit  alleging breach of fiduciary duty,  breach of
contract,  breach of general  partnership/joint  venture arrangement,  statutory
violations regarding dissolution of general partnership or joint venture, breach
of duty of good faith and fair  dealing,  fraud and  deceit,  interference  with
prospective advantage, and violation of trademark/trade name rights. Mr. Amsdell
is seeking money damages in excess of $25 million,  as well as punitive  damages
and   declaratory  and  injunctive   relief   (including  the  imposition  of  a
constructive  trust on assets of the Company in which Mr. Amsdell claims to have
a continuing interest) and an accounting. The first amended complaint also added
Messrs. Attea, Myszka, Rogers and Lannon as additional  defendants.  The parties
are currently  involved in discovery.  The Company intends to vigorously  defend
the lawsuit.  Messrs.  Attea, Myszka,  Rogers and Lannon have agreed to idemnify
the Company for any loss arising from the lawsuit. The Company believes that the
actual amount of Mr. Amsdell's  recovery in this matter, if any, would be within
the ability of these individuals to provide idemnification. The Company does not
believe that the lawsuit will have a material adverse effect upon the Company.


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-
1.  None required.







                                   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.

                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.






May 14, 1997             By:___________________________________________
Date                        David L. Rogers,
                            Chief Financial Officer and Secretary


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