UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): June 19, 2013 (June 18, 2013)
CUBESMART
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CUBESMART, L.P. |
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(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In
Charter)
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001-32324 |
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20-1024732 |
Delaware |
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000-54662 |
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34-1837021 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification |
460 E. Swedesford Road, Suite 3000, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(610) 293-5700
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 18, 2013, CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P., the limited partnership through which CubeSmart owns its assets and conducts its operations, entered into a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement Amendment) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and each of the lenders party to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement and release of Guarantors dated April 5, 2012 (the Credit Agreement). Capitalized terms used in the following paragraph shall have the meaning given to such capitalized term in the Credit Agreement.
Among other things, the Credit Agreement Amendment (i) decreases the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving and Term Loans, such that, based upon CubeSmarts current unsecured debt rating, the Revolving Loans are priced at 1.30% over LIBOR and the Term Loans are priced at 1.50%, over LIBOR, in each case, with no LIBOR floor, (ii) decreases the Capitalization Rate to 8.00% from 8.25%, (iii) decreases the Facility Fee, such that, based upon CubeSmarts current unsecured debt rating, the Facility Fee is 0.30%, (iv) extends the maturity of the Revolving Loans to June 18, 2017 from December 8, 2015 and (v) extends the maturity of the Tranche B Term Loans to January 31, 2019 from March 31, 2017.
Also on June 18, 2013, CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P. entered into a Second Amendment to Term Loan Agreement (the Term Loan Amendment) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and each of the lenders party to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 20, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement and release of Guarantors dated February 8, 2012 (the Term Loan Agreement). Capitalized terms used in the following paragraph shall have the meaning given to such capitalized term in the Term Loan Agreement.
Among other things, the Term Loan Amendment (i) decreases the Applicable Margin with respect to Five Year Term Loans, such that, based upon CubeSmarts current unsecured debt rating, the Five Year Term Loans are priced at 1.50% over LIBOR with no LIBOR floor, (ii) decreases the Capitalization Rate to 8.00% from 8.25%, and (iii) extends the maturity of the Term Loan Agreement to June 30, 2018 from June 19, 2016.
The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement Amendment and the Term Loan Amendment are qualified in their entirety by the full terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement Amendment, a copy of which we have attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference, and the Term Loan Amendment, a copy of which we have attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Entry Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information reported in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 18, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Credit Agreement Amendment and the Term Loan Amendment. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.3.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 18, 2013 by and among CubeSmart, L.P., CubeSmart, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and each of the lenders |
99.2 |
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Second Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 18, 2013 by and among CubeSmart, L.P., CubeSmart, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and each of the lenders |
99.3 |
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Press Release dated June 18, 2013 |
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.
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CUBESMART | |
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Date: June 19, 2013 |
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey P. Foster |
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Name: Jeffrey P. Foster | |
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Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | |
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CUBESMART, L.P. | |
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By: CUBESMART, its general partner | |
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Date: June 19, 2013 |
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey P. Foster |
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Name: Jeffrey P. Foster | |
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Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 18, 2013 by and among CubeSmart, L.P., CubeSmart, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and each of the lenders |
99.2 |
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Second Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 18, 2013 by and among CubeSmart, L.P., CubeSmart, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and each of the lenders |
99.3 |
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Press Release dated June 18, 2013 |