Form: 8-K

Current report filing

July 13, 2018


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8‑K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 10, 2018
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National Storage Affiliates Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001‑37351
46‑5053858
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

5200 DTC Parkway, Suite 200
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111
(Address of principal executive offices)
(720) 630‑2600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 10, 2018, National Storage Affiliates Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), and NSA OP, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), entered into an underwriting agreement with BMO Capital Markets Corp., as the underwriter, under which the Company agreed to sell, and the underwriter agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, an aggregate of 5,900,000 of the Company's common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), at a price of $29.86285 per share. The Company received aggregate net proceeds from the offering of approximately $175.7 million after deducting the estimated offering expenses. The Shares are being offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223654). The offering closed on July 13, 2018.

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description



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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 hereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ TAMARA D. FISCHER
 
 
 
Tamara D. Fischer
 
 
 
President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

Date: July 13, 2018

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