SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC
8-K/A, 1999-04-19
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

                Date of Report(Date of earliest event reported):
                       April 19, 1999 (September 29, 1998)

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

                        Commission File Number: 1-13820

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) 633-1850
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

          Sovran Self  Storage,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  consummated  during the
period  September  29, 1998 through  February 17, 1999,  the  acquisition  of 11
self-storage  facilities (the "Acquired  Facilities") through Sovran Acquisition
Limited  Partnership,  (the "Operating  Partnership"),   a  limited  partnership
controlled by the Company.  The 11  facilities  totaling  approximately  638,000
square feet are located in 5 states and were purchased for  approximately  $27.3
million.

         All of the facilities  were acquired from  unaffiliated  third parties.
The  acquisitions  were funded by cash generated from  operations and borrowings
under  the  Company's  line of  credit  and term  note.  Each of the  facilities
acquired  was  used  by the  seller  as a  self-storage  facility  prior  to its
acquisition by the Company,  and the Company  intends to continue the use of all
facilities for that purpose.  The Company's  management  determined the contract
price through  arms-length  negotiations,  after taking into  consideration such
factors as: the age and  condition of the  facility;  the  projected  amounts 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.

         The details of the acquisitions including location, seller, acquisition
date, price and square feet are included in the 8-K Report dated March 3, 1999.


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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                                                                            Page
<S> <C>                                                                      <C>

(a) Financial Statements Applicable to Real Estate Properties Acquired

    * Report of Independent Auditors                                          4
    * Acquired Facilities Historical Summaries of Combined Gross Revenue
         and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 1998   5
    * Acquired Facilities Notes to Historical Summaries of Combined
         Gross Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses                          6


(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

    * Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Pro Forma Combined Financial Information     8
    * Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of
         December 31, 1998                                                    9
    * Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations
         for the Year ended December 31, 1998                                10
    * Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Notes to Pro Forma Combined Financial
         Statements                                                          11


(c) Exhibits

    Exhibit No.       Description

    23                Consent of Independent Auditors, Ernst & Young LLP.    13
    27                Financial Data Schedule                                14
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Report of Independent Auditors


Board of Directors
Sovran Self Storage, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying  Historical Summaries of Combined Gross Revenue
and Direct Operating Expenses (the "Historical Summaries") for five self storage
facilities  (the  "Acquired  Facilities")  as  described in Note 1, for the year
ended December 31, 1998. These Historical  Summaries are the  responsibility  of
the management of Sovran Self Storage,  Inc. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Historical Summaries based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  Historical   Summaries  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the Historical Summaries.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating  the overall  presentation  of the Historical
Summaries.  We  believe  that our  audit  provides  a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

The accompanying Historical Summaries were prepared for the purpose of complying
with the rules and  regulations of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission for
inclusion in the Form 8-K/A of Sovran Self Storage, Inc. as described in Note 1,
and are not intended to be a complete  presentation of the Acquired  Facilities'
revenue and expenses.

In our opinion,  the Historical  Summaries  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the combined gross income and direct operating expenses
of the Acquired  Facilities  for the year ended December 31, 1998, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.


/S/ Ernst & Young LLP

Buffalo, New York
April 13, 1999

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                               Acquired Facilities

                     Historical Summaries of Combined Gross
                      Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses

                                 (in thousands)
<CAPTION>


                                                                     Year Ended
                                                                    December 31,
                                    Year Ended December 31, 1998        1997
                                 ----------------------------------   ----------  
                                        5          6                5 Facilities
                                    Acquired    Acquired             Acquired in
                                   Facilities  Facilities  Total 11     1998
                                    (audited) (unaudited) Facilities (unaudited)
                                 -----------------------------------   --------    
<S>                                      <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>    

Revenues:
  Rental income .....................    $1,868    $1,704    $3,572    $1,516
  Other income ......................        13        29        42        15
                                         ------    ------    ------    ------
    Total revenue ...................     1,881     1,733     3,614     1,531

Direct Operating Expenses:
  Property operations and maintenance       311       421       732       379
  Real estate taxes .................        43       157       200       155
                                         ------    ------    ------    ------
    Total direct operating expenses .       354       578       932       534
                                         ------    ------    ------    ------

Revenue in excess of direct operating
     expenses .......................    $1,527    $1,155    $2,682    $  997
                                         ======    ======    ======    ======


See accompanying notes.
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                               Acquired Facilities
                 Notes to Historical Summaries of Combined Gross
                      Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses
                                 (in thousands)

1.       Basis of Presentation

The historical summaries of combined gross revenue and direct operating expenses
(the  "Historical  Summaries")  relate to the  operations  of the 11  facilities
acquired since September 29, 1998. These 11 facilities,  have been acquired from
unaffiliated  third  parties  by Sovran  Acquisition  Limited  Partnership  (the
"Operating  Partnership") for an aggregate purchase price of $27.3 million.  The
general partner of the Operating  Partnership is Sovran Self Storage,  Inc. (the
"Company").

The information  presented for the year ended December 31, 1998,  represents the
12-month period ended December 31, 1998, or a representative  fiscal period.  In
those  instances  where a fiscal period is used, the difference in gross revenue
and direct operating  expenses are not considered to be material.  Amounts shown
for facilities  acquired in 1998 include revenue and expenses for the period the
facilities were not owned by the Company in 1998. Revenues and expenses for 1998
acquisitions  subsequent  to  being  purchased  are  included  in the  Company's
consolidated financial statements.

The historical summaries of combined gross revenue and direct operating expenses
for the year ended  December 31, 1997,  relates to the 5 facilities  acquired in
1998 as identified  below. This information is presented in order to comply with
the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  which
requires that the most recent full year be presented.  The historical  summaries
shown for these  properties for the year ended December 31, 1998 relates only to
the  period  the 5  properties  were not  owned in 1998,  and not a full year of
activity.

The  Historical  Summaries  have  been  prepared  to  comply  with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for real estate operations
to be acquired.  The Historical  Summaries are not  representative of the actual
operations  for the  periods  presented,  as certain  expenses  which may not be
comparable  to the  expenses  expected  to be  incurred  by the  Company  in the
proposed  future  operations of the 11 facilities  have been excluded.  Expenses
excluded consist of management fees,  interest,  depreciation and  amortization,
and other indirect costs not directly related to the future operations of the 11
facilities.  Rental income is recognized when due from  occupants.  Expenses are
recognized on the accrual basis.
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5 Facilities - Audited
<CAPTION>
Location                            Date of Acquisition
- -------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>   

Lafayette, LA (5 facilities)             2/17/99
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<TABLE>

6 Facilities - Unaudited
<CAPTION>

Location                            Date of Acquisition
- -------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>    

Dallas, TX                               9/29/98
Dallas, TX                               10/9/98
Cincinnati, OH                          11/19/98
Jackson, MS                              12/1/98
Houston, TX                             12/15/98
Providence, RI                            2/2/99
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                              Acquired Facilities
                Notes to Historical Summaries of Combined Gross
                     Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses
                                 (in thousands)



2.       Use of Estimates

The  preparation  of the  Historical  Summaries  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that affect the amounts  reported in the financial  statements  and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.



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                           Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
                    Pro Forma Combined Financial Information


The following unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1998
and unaudited  Pro Forma  Combined  Statement of  Operations  for the year ended
December 31, 1998,  have been prepared to reflect the Company's  acquisition  of
self storage facilities and the adjustments described in the accompanying notes.
The  pro  forma  combined  financial  information  is  based  on the  historical
financial statements of Sovran Self Storage, Inc. included in the Company's 1998
Annual  Report to  Shareholders,  and should be read in  conjunction  with those
financial statements and notes thereto. The Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet was
prepared as if the 6 facilities  that were  purchased  after  December 31, 1998,
were acquired at that date. The Pro Forma Combined Statements of Operations were
prepared  as if the 50  self-storage  facilities  acquired  in  1998  and  the 6
facilities  acquired  in 1999  were  purchased  at the  beginning  of 1998.  The
combined pro forma financial  information is not  necessarily  indicative of the
financial  position or results of operations  which actually would have occurred
if such  transactions had been  consummated on the dates described,  nor does it
purport to  represent  the  Company's  future  financial  position or results of
operations.



<PAGE>


<TABLE>

                                        

                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
                        Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
                                December 31, 1998
                                 (in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)
<CAPTION>


                                         Sovran        6 Facilities   Sovran
                                     Self Storage,Inc.   Acquired  Self Storage,    
                                       Historical        in 1999       Inc.
                                         (Note 1)        (Note 2)    Pro Forma
                                    --------------------------------------------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>          <C>    

Assets
  Investments in storage facilities, net . $ 481,163     $  15,310    $ 496,473
  Cash and cash equivalents ..............     2,984             -        2,984
  Accounts receivable ....................     1,699             2        1,701
  Prepaid expenses and other assets ......     4,278             -        4,278
                                           ---------     ---------    ---------
     Total Assets ........................ $ 490,124     $  15,312    $ 505,436
                                           =========     =========    =========

Liabilities
  Line of credit ......................... $ 112,000     $  15,189    $ 127,189
  Term note ..............................    75,000             -       75,000
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     3,542            13        3,555
  Deferred revenue .......................     2,943           110        3,053
  Accrued dividends ......................     6,895             -        6,895
  Mortgage payable .......................     3,059             -        3,059
                                           ---------     ---------    ---------
     Total Liabilities ...................   203,439        15,312      218,751

  Minority interest ......................    24,020             -       24,020

Shareholders' Equity
  Common stock $.01 par value ............       124             -          124
  Additional paid-in capital .............   274,638             -      274,638
  Unearned restricted stock ..............      (418)            -         (418)
  Dividends in excess of net income ......    (9,689)            -       (9,689)
  Treasury stock at cost, 75,700 shares ..    (1,990)            -       (1,990)
                                           ---------     ---------    ---------
     Total Shareholders' Equity ..........   262,665             -      262,665
                                           ---------     ---------    ---------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 490,124     $  15,312    $ 505,436
                                           =========     =========    =========

See notes to pro forma financial information.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                                       

                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
                        Pro forma Statement of Operations
                          Year Ended December 31, 1998
                  (in thousands, except per share information)
                                   (unaudited)

<CAPTION>

                                                             45 Facilities   5 Facilities   6 Facilities
                                                              Acquired in     Acquired in     Acquired
                                                              Year Ended      Year Ended   Subsequent to
                                                Sovran       December 31,    December 31,  December 31,                       
                                          Self Storage, Inc.     1998            1998          1998                       Pro forma 
                                              Historical      Previously     Included in   Included in     Pro forma       Sovran
                                                               Reported       this 8-K/A    this 8-K/A    Adjustments  Self Storage,
                                             (Note 1)          (Note 3)        (Note 3)      (Note 3)        (Note 4)        Inc.
                                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>

Revenues
     Rental income ........................     $ 68,231      $  6,085      $  1,367      $  2,205        $   -           $ 77,888
     Interest and other income ............        1,129           124            16            26            -              1,295
                                                   -----           ---            --            --          ---             ------

     Total revenue ........................       69,360         6,209         1,383         2,231            -             79,183
                                                 
Expenses
     Property operations and maintenance ..       13,793         1,440           343           389            -             15,965
     Real estate taxes ....................        5,659           543           131            69            -              6,402
     General and administrative ...........        4,849            46             5             -            5(a)           4,905
     Interest .............................        9,601         2,694           681             -        1,010(b)          13,986
     Depreciation and amortization ........       10,303         1,001           205             -          314(c)          11,823
                                                  ------         -----           ---           ---          ---             ------

     Total expenses .......................       44,205         5,724         1,365           458        1,329             53,081
                                                  ------         -----         -----           ---        -----             ------


Income before minority interest and
     extraordinary item ...................       25,155           485            18         1,773       (1,329)            26,102
Minority interest .........................       (1,258)         (398)           (1)            -          (29)(d)         (1,686)
                                                  ------          ----            --           ---          ---             ------ 

Income before extraordinary item ..........       23,897            87            17         1,773       (1,358)            24,416
Extraordinary item - extinguishment of debt         (357)            -             -             -            -               (357)
                                                    ----           ---           ---           ---          ---                ---  


Net income ................................     $ 23,540      $     87      $     17      $  1,773     $ (1,358)          $ 24,059
                                                ========      ========      ========      ========     ========           ========
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<S>                                            <C>                                                                     <C>    

Earnings per share before extraordinary
  item - basic ............................     $    1.94                                                               $   1.98 (e)
Extraordinary item ........................          0.03                                                                   0.03
                                                ---------                                                               ---------
Earnings per share - basic ................     $    1.91                                                               $   1.95

Earnings per share - diluted ..............     $    1.91                                                               $   1.95

Distributions declared per share ..........     $    2.20                                                               $   2.20

Shares used in basic per share calculation     12,293,842                                                              12,312,756
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                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
                Notes to Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
                      (in thousands, except per share data)
                                   (unaudited)


1.       Sovran Self Storage Historical

The  consolidated  balance  sheet and  statement of operations as of and for the
year ended December 31, 1998, include the accounts of Sovran Self Storage,  Inc.
(the  "Company"),   Sovran  Acquisition   Limited  Partnership  (the  "Operating
Partnership"),  and Sovran  Holdings,  Inc., a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of the
Company.


2.       Balance Sheet - Pro Forma Adjustments -6 facilities acquired in 1999

These  adjustments  reflect  the 6  acquisitions  that  occurred  subsequent  to
December 31, 1998, that were not included in the Sovran Self Storage  historical
December 31, 1998  balance  sheet.  The cash  portion of the  purchase  price is
considered to be an increase in the amounts outstanding under the Company's line
of credit.


3.       Statement of Operations December 31, 1998

45 Facilities Acquired in Year Ended December 31, 1998 Previously Reported
The statements of operations for the 45 acquisitions  prior to December 31, 1998
reflect the results of operations for these  facilities for the period not owned
by the Company during the year ended December 31, 1998.

5 Facilities Acquired in Year Ended December 31, 1998 Included in this 8-K/A
The statements of operations  for the 5 acquisitions  prior to December 31, 1998
reflect the results of operations for these  facilities for the period not owned
by the Company during the year ended December 31, 1998 which are reported in the
Historical  Summaries of Combined  Gross Revenue and Direct  Operating  Expenses
included elsewhere herein.

6 Facilities Acquired Subsequent to December 31, 1998 Included in this 8-K/A
The statements of operations for the 6 Acquired  Facilities  reflect the results
of operations for these  facilities for the year ended December 31, 1998,  which
are reported in the  Historical  Summaries of Combined  Gross Revenue and Direct
Operating Expenses included elsewhere herein.


4.       Pro Forma Adjustments - Statement of Operations

(a) To reflect an  estimated  increase  in general and  administrative  expenses
based on results subsequent to acquisition.

(b) To  reflect  interest  expense  on the line of credit  utilized  to fund the
purchase of the acquired facilities.

(c) To record additional depreciation expense related to the facilities based on
a 39-year life.

(d) To  adjust  minority  interest  based on  adjustments  to net  income of the
Company.

(e) Pro forma  earnings per share  calculated  as if the shares  outstanding  at
December 31, 1998 had been outstanding for the entire period presented.
                                       



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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.

                                                       Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

April 19, 1999                       By:/S/ David L. Rogers
Date                                     David L. Rogers, Secretary and 
                                           Chief Financial Officer







                        

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-21679)  pertaining  to the 1995 Award and Option  Plan and the 1995
Directors'  Stock  Option  Plan  of  Sovran  Self  Storage,   Inc.  and  in  the
Registration  Statement  (Form S-3 No.  333-64735)  pertaining  to the  Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of Sovran Self Storage,  Inc. of our report
dated April 13, 1999, with respect to the historical summaries of combined gross
revenue  and  direct  operating  expenses  in this Form 8-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 1998.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
(Form S-3 No.  333-51169)  of Sovran Self Storage,  Inc. and Sovran  Acquisition
Limited  Partnership and in the related Prospectus of our report dated April 13,
1999 with  respect to the  historical  summaries of combined  gross  revenue and
direct  operating  expenses in this Form 8-K/A for the year ended  December  31,
1998.



/S/ Ernst & Young LLP

Buffalo, New York
April 13, 1999


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<LEGEND>
     Financial Data Schedule
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<S>                                            <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  Year
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<PERIOD-END>                                   Dec-31-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1.000
<CASH>                                         2,984
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                          0
                                    0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                24,416
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