10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on May 5, 2022
UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||||||||
FORM 10-Q | ||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||
ITEM 1. | Financial Statements | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | ||||||||
ITEM 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | |||||||
ITEM 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | |||||||
ITEM 4. | Controls and Procedures | |||||||
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
ITEM 1. | Legal Proceedings | |||||||
ITEM 1A. | Risk Factors | |||||||
ITEM 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | |||||||
ITEM 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | |||||||
ITEM 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | |||||||
ITEM 5. | Other Information | |||||||
ITEM 6. | Exhibits | |||||||
Signatures |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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ASSETS | |||||||||||
Real estate | |||||||||||
Self storage properties | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Self storage properties, net |
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Debt issuance costs, net | |||||||||||
Investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures | |||||||||||
Other assets, net | |||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
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Equity | |||||||||||
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, par value $ |
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Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $ |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ( |
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Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ |
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
REVENUE | |||||||||||
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Total operating expenses | |||||||||||
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME | |||||||||||
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures |
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Acquisition costs | ( |
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Gain on sale of self storage properties | |||||||||||
Other expense | ( |
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Income before income taxes | |||||||||||
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Net income | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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Net income attributable to National Storage Affiliates Trust |
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Net income attributable to common shareholders |
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Earnings (loss) per share - basic | $ | $ | |||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Dividends declared per common share | $ | $ |
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
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Reclassification of other comprehensive loss to interest expense |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Comprehensive income | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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Comprehensive income attributable to National Storage Affiliates Trust |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(dollars in thousands, except number of shares)
(Unaudited)
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Preferred Shares | Common Shares | Paid-in | In Excess Of | Comprehensive | Noncontrolling | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Capital | Earnings | (Loss) Income | Interests | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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OP equity issued for property acquisitions: |
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OP units and subordinated performance units, net of offering costs |
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Redemptions of OP units |
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Issuance of common shares, net of offering costs |
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Contributions from noncontrolling interests |
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Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities |
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Equity-based compensation expense |
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Issuance of restricted common shares |
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Vesting and forfeitures of restricted common shares, net |
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Preferred share dividends |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Net income |
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Balances, March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(dollars in thousands, except number of shares)
(Unaudited)
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Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Capital | Earnings | (Loss) Income | Interests | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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OP equity issued: |
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Acquisition of properties |
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Redemptions of OP units |
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Redemption of Series A-1 preferred units |
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Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities |
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Equity-based compensation expense |
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Issuance of restricted common shares |
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Vesting and forfeitures of restricted common shares, net |
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Preferred share dividends |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Net income |
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Balances, March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
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Amortization of debt discount and premium, net | ( |
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Gain on sale of self storage properties | ( |
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Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of self storage property acquisitions: |
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
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Cash paid for interest |
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NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
National Storage Affiliates Trust was organized in the state of Maryland on May 16, 2013 and is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust focused on the self storage sector. As used herein, "NSA," the "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refers to National Storage Affiliates Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise. The Company has elected and believes that it has qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes ("REIT") commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2015.
Through its controlling interest as the sole general partner of NSA OP, LP (its "operating partnership"), a Delaware limited partnership formed on February 13, 2013, the Company is focused on the ownership, operation, and acquisition of self storage properties predominantly located within the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas throughout the United States. Pursuant to the Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended, the "LP Agreement") of its operating partnership, the Company's operating partnership is authorized to issue preferred units, Class A Units ("OP units"), different series of Class B Units ("subordinated performance units"), and Long-Term Incentive Plan Units ("LTIP units"). The Company also owns certain of its self storage properties through other consolidated limited partnership subsidiaries of its operating partnership, which the Company refers to as "DownREIT partnerships." The DownREIT partnerships issue equity ownership interests that are intended to be economically equivalent to the Company's OP units ("DownREIT OP units") and subordinated performance units ("DownREIT subordinated performance units").
The Company owned 884 consolidated self storage properties in 39 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 55.7 million rentable square feet in approximately 433,000 storage units as of March 31, 2022. These properties are managed with local operational focus and expertise by the Company and its participating regional operators ("PROs"). As of March 31, 2022, the Company directly managed 510 of these self storage properties through its corporate brands of iStorage, SecurCare and Northwest, and the PROs managed the remaining 374 self storage properties. These PROs are Optivest Properties LLC and its controlled affiliates ("Optivest"), Guardian Storage Centers LLC and its controlled affiliates ("Guardian"), Move It Self Storage and its controlled affiliates ("Move It"), Arizona Mini Storage Management Company d/b/a Storage Solutions and its controlled affiliates ("Storage Solutions"), Hide-Away Storage Services, Inc. and its controlled affiliates ("Hide-Away"), an affiliate of Shader Brothers Corporation d/b/a Personal Mini Storage ("Personal Mini"), Southern Storage Management Systems, Inc. d/b/a Southern Self Storage ("Southern"), affiliates of Investment Real Estate Management, LLC d/b/a Moove In Self Storage of York, Pennsylvania ("Moove In") and Blue Sky Self Storage, a strategic partnership between Argus Professional Storage Management and GYS Development LLC ("Blue Sky").
Effective January 1, 2022, one of the Company's largest PROs, Kevin Howard Real Estate Inc., d/b/a Northwest Self Storage and its controlled affiliates ("Northwest"), retired as one of the Company's PROs. As a result of the retirement, on January 1, 2022, management of the Company's properties in the Northwest managed portfolio was transferred to the Company and the Northwest brand name and related intellectual property was internalized by the Company, and the Company discontinued payment of any supervisory and administrative fees or reimbursements to Northwest. In addition, on January 1, 2022, we issued a non-voluntary conversion notice to convert all subordinated performance units related to Northwest's managed portfolio into OP units. As part of the internalization, most of Northwest's employees were offered and provided employment by us and continue managing the same portfolio of properties as members of our existing property management platform. See Note 3 and Note 6 for additional information related to the Northwest retirement and internalization.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company also managed through its property management platform an additional portfolio of 177 properties owned by the Company's unconsolidated real estate ventures. These properties contain approximately 12.7 million rentable square feet, configured in approximately 104,000 storage units and located across 21 states. The Company owns a 25 % equity interest in each of its unconsolidated real estate ventures.
As of March 31, 2022, in total, the Company operated and held ownership interests in 1,061 self storage properties located across 42 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 68.4 million rentable square feet in approximately 537,000 storage units.
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. The Company's results of operations for the quarterly and year to date periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future period.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company's operating partnership was the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidated, 22 partnerships that are considered VIEs, which owned 48 self storage properties. As of December 31, 2021, the Company's operating partnership was the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidated, 22 partnerships that are considered VIEs, which owned 48 self storage properties. The net book value of the real estate owned by these VIEs was $421.4 million and $425.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. For certain DownREIT partnerships which are subject to fixed rate mortgages payable, the carrying value of such fixed rate mortgages payable held by these VIEs was $188.7 million and $188.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The creditors of the consolidated VIEs do not have recourse to the Company's general credit.
Revenue Recognition
Other property-related revenue
Other property-related revenue primarily consists of ancillary revenues such as tenant insurance and/or tenant warranty protection-related access fees, sales of storage supplies and truck rentals which are recognized in the period earned.
The Company and certain of the Company’s PROs have tenant insurance- and/or tenant warranty protection plan-related arrangements with insurance companies and the Company’s tenants. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $4.9 million and $3.1 million, respectively, of tenant insurance and tenant warranty protection plan revenues.
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The Company sells boxes, packing supplies, locks, other retail merchandise and rents moving trucks at its properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized retail sales of $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
Management fees and other revenue
Management fees and other revenue consist of property management fees, platform fees, call center fees, acquisition fees, amounts related to the facilitation of tenant warranty protection or tenant insurance programs for certain stores in the Company's consolidated portfolio and unconsolidated real estate ventures, access fees associated with tenant insurance-related arrangements, and profit distributions from the Company's interest in a reinsurance company.
With respect to both the 2018 Joint Venture and the 2016 Joint Venture (as each is defined in Note 5), the Company provides supervisory and administrative property management services, centralized call center services, and technology platform and revenue management services to the properties in the unconsolidated real estate ventures. The property management fees are equal to 6 % of monthly gross revenues and net sales revenues from the assets of the unconsolidated real estate ventures, and the platform fees are equal to $1,250 per month per unconsolidated real estate venture property. With respect to the 2016 Joint Venture only, the call center fee is equal to 1 % of each of monthly gross revenues and net sales revenues from the 2016 Joint Venture properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized property management fees, call center fees and platform fees of $3.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively.
For acquisition fees, the Company provides sourcing, underwriting and administration services to the unconsolidated real estate ventures. The 2018 Joint Venture paid the Company a $4.0 million acquisition fee related to the initial acquisition of properties by the 2018 Joint Venture (the "Initial 2018 JV Portfolio") in 2018, at the time of the Initial 2018 JV Portfolio acquisition. This fee is refundable to the 2018 Joint Venture, on a prorated basis, if the Company is removed as the managing member during the initial four year life of the 2018 Joint Venture and as such, the Company's performance obligation for this acquisition fee is satisfied over a four year period. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had deferred revenue related to the acquisition fee of $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
The Company also earns acquisition fees for properties acquired by the unconsolidated real estate ventures subsequent to the Initial 2016 JV Portfolio and the Initial 2018 JV Portfolio. These fees are based on a percentage of the gross capitalization of the acquired assets determined by the members of the 2016 Joint Venture and the 2018 Joint Venture, and are generally earned when the unconsolidated real estate ventures obtain title and control of an acquired property. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized acquisition fees of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
The Company provides or makes available tenant insurance or tenant warranty protection programs for tenants at its properties. For certain of the properties in the Company’s consolidated portfolio and one of its unconsolidated real estate ventures that participate in tenant insurance, the Company provides such tenant insurance through the Company’s wholly-owned captive insurance company and a separate reinsurance company in which the Company has a partial ownership interest. With respect to properties in both of the Company’s unconsolidated real estate ventures, the Company receives 50 % of all proceeds from tenant insurance and tenant warranty protection programs at each unconsolidated real estate venture property in exchange for facilitating the programs at those properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $2.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively, of revenue related to these activities.
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures
The Company’s investments in its unconsolidated real estate ventures are recorded under the equity method of accounting in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Under the equity method, the Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures are stated at cost and adjusted for the Company’s share of net earnings or losses and reduced by distributions. Equity in earnings (losses) is recognized based on the
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Noncontrolling Interests
All of the limited partner equity interests ("OP equity") in the operating partnership not held by the Company are reflected as noncontrolling interests. Noncontrolling interests also include ownership interests in DownREIT partnerships held by entities other than the operating partnership or its subsidiaries. In the condensed consolidated statements of operations, the Company allocates net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests to arrive at net income (loss) attributable to National Storage Affiliates Trust.
For transactions that result in changes to the Company's ownership interest in its operating partnership, the carrying amount of noncontrolling interests is adjusted to reflect such changes. The difference between the fair value of the consideration received or paid and the amount by which the noncontrolling interest is adjusted is reflected as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Allocation of Net Income (Loss)
The distribution rights and priorities set forth in the operating partnership's LP Agreement differ from what is reflected by the underlying percentage ownership interests of the unitholders. Accordingly, the Company allocates GAAP income (loss) utilizing the hypothetical liquidation at book value ("HLBV") method, in which the Company allocates income or loss based on the change in each unitholders’ claim on the net assets of its operating partnership at period end after adjusting for any distributions or contributions made during such period. The HLBV method is commonly applied to equity investments where cash distribution percentages vary at different points in time and are not directly linked to an equity holder’s ownership percentage.
The HLBV method is a balance sheet-focused approach to income (loss) allocation. A calculation is prepared at each balance sheet date to determine the amount that unitholders would receive if the operating partnership were to liquidate all of its assets (at GAAP net book value) and distribute the resulting proceeds to its creditors and unitholders based on the contractually defined liquidation priorities. The difference between the calculated liquidation distribution amounts at the beginning and the end of the reporting period, after adjusting for capital contributions and distributions, is used to derive each unitholder's share of the income (loss) for the period. Due to the stated liquidation priorities and because the HLBV method incorporates non-cash items such as depreciation expense, in any given period, income or loss may be allocated disproportionately to unitholders as compared to their respective ownership percentage in the operating partnership, and net income (loss) attributable to National Storage Affiliates Trust could be more or less net income than actual cash distributions received and more or less income or loss than what may be received in the event of an actual liquidation. Additionally, the HLBV method could result in net income (or net loss) attributable to National Storage Affiliates Trust during a period when the Company reports consolidated net loss (or net income), or net income (or net loss) attributable to National Storage Affiliates Trust in excess of the Company's consolidated net income (or net loss). The computations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share may be materially affected by these disproportionate income (loss) allocations, resulting in volatile fluctuations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share.
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3. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Shareholders' Equity
At the Market ("ATM") Program
On February 27, 2019, the Company entered into a sales agreement with certain sales agents, pursuant to which the Company may sell from time to time up to an aggregate of $250.0 million of common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share of the Company ("common shares") and 6.000 % Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares of beneficial interest ("Series A preferred shares") in sales deemed to be "at the market" offerings (the "sales agreement"). On May 19, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the sales agreement with certain sales agents, whereby the Company increased the aggregate gross sale price under the program to $400.0 million, which included $31.0 million of the remaining available offered shares. The sales agreement contemplates that, in addition to the issuance and sale by the Company of offered shares to or through the sale agents, the Company may enter into separate forward sale agreements with any forward purchaser. Forward sale agreements, if any, will include only the Company's common shares and will not include any Series A preferred shares. If the Company enters into a forward sale agreement with any forward purchaser, such forward purchaser will attempt to borrow from third parties and sell, through the related agent, acting as sales agent for such forward purchaser (each, a "forward seller"), offered shares, in an amount equal to the offered shares subject to such forward sale agreement, to hedge such forward purchaser’s exposure under such forward sale agreement. The Company may offer the common shares and Series A preferred shares through the agents, as the Company's sales agents, or, as applicable, as forward seller, or directly to the agents or forward sellers, acting as principals, by means of, among others, ordinary brokers’ transactions on the NYSE or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company did not sell any common shares through the ATM program. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $169.1 million of capacity remaining under its ATM Program.
Noncontrolling Interests
All of the OP equity in the Company's operating partnership not held by the Company are reflected as noncontrolling interests. Noncontrolling interests also include ownership interests in DownREIT partnerships held by entities other than the Company's operating partnership. NSA is the general partner of its operating partnership and is authorized to cause its operating partnership to issue additional partner interests, including OP units and subordinated performance units, at such prices and on such other terms as it determines in its sole discretion.
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As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, units reflecting noncontrolling interests consisted of the following:
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Series A-1 preferred units | |||||||||||
OP units | |||||||||||
Subordinated performance units | |||||||||||
LTIP units | |||||||||||
DownREIT units | |||||||||||
DownREIT OP units | |||||||||||
DownREIT subordinated performance units | |||||||||||
Total |
Series A-1 Preferred Units
The 6.000 % Series A-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units ("Series A-1 preferred units") rank senior to OP units and subordinated performance units in the Company's operating partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation. The Series A-1 preferred units have a stated value of $25.00 per unit and receive distributions at an annual rate of 6.000 %. These distributions are cumulative. The Series A-1 preferred units are redeemable at the option of the holder after the first anniversary of the date of issuance, which redemption obligations may be satisfied at the Company’s option in cash in an amount equal to the market value of an equivalent number of the Series A preferred shares or the issuance of Series A preferred shares on a one -for-one basis, subject to adjustments. The Series A preferred shares are redeemable by the Company for a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued but unpaid dividends beginning in October 2022. The increase in Series A-1 preferred units outstanding from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 was due to the issuance of 353,030 Series A-1 preferred units in connection with the acquisition of self storage properties, partially offset by the redemption of 8,216 Series A-1 preferred units for an equal number of Series A preferred shares.
OP Units and DownREIT OP units
OP units in the Company's operating partnership are redeemable for cash or, at the Company's option, exchangeable for the Company's common shares on a one -for-one basis, and DownREIT OP units are redeemable for cash or, at the Company's option, exchangeable for OP units in its operating partnership on a one -for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments in each case. The holders of OP units are generally not entitled to elect redemption until one year after the issuance of the OP units. The holders of DownREIT OP units are generally not entitled to elect redemption until five years after the date of the contributor's initial contribution.
The increase in OP units outstanding from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 was due to (i) 3,911,260 OP units issued upon the non-voluntary conversion of 2,078,357 subordinated performance units (as discussed further below) in connection with Northwest's retirement, (ii) 235,241 OP units issued upon the voluntary conversion of 82,611 subordinated performance units, (iii) the conversion of 117,216 LTIP units into an equivalent number of OP units, (iv) the issuance of 92,567 OP units in connection with the acquisition of self storage properties, and (v) the issuance of 46,540 OP units in connection with the acquisition of Northwest's rights to property management contracts, brand, intellectual property, and certain tangible assets, partially offset by the conversion of 651,734 OP units into 244,792 subordinated performance units, and the redemption of 258,477 OP units for an equal number of common shares.
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Subordinated Performance Units and DownREIT Subordinated Performance Units
Subordinated performance units may also, under certain circumstances, be convertible into OP units which are exchangeable for common shares as described above, and DownREIT subordinated performance units may, under certain circumstances, be exchangeable for subordinated performance units on a one -for-one basis. Subordinated performance units are only convertible into OP units after a two year lock-out period and then generally (i) at the holder’s election only upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to the properties to which such subordinated performance units relate or (ii) at the Company's election upon a retirement event of a PRO that holds such subordinated performance units or upon certain qualifying terminations. The holders of DownREIT subordinated performance units are generally not entitled to elect redemption until at least five years after the date of the contributor's initial contribution.
Following such lock-out period, a holder of subordinated performance units in the Company's operating partnership may elect a voluntary conversion one time each year on or prior to December 1st to convert a pre-determined portion of such subordinated performance units into OP units in the Company's operating partnership, with such conversion effective January 1st of the following year, with each subordinated performance unit being converted into the number of OP units determined by dividing the average cash available for distribution, or CAD, per unit on the series of specific subordinated performance units over the one-year period prior to conversion by 110 % of the CAD per unit on the OP units determined over the same period. CAD per unit on the series of specific subordinated performance units and OP units is determined by the Company based generally upon the application of the provisions of the LP Agreement applicable to the distributions of operating cash flow and capital transactions proceeds.
The decrease in subordinated performance units outstanding from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 was due to the conversion of 2,078,357 subordinated performance units into 3,911,260 OP units in connection with the retirement of Northwest, and the voluntary conversion of 82,611 subordinated performance units into 235,241 OP units, partially offset by the issuance of 244,792 subordinated performance units upon conversion of 651,234 OP units, and the issuance of 15,061 subordinated performance units for co-investment by the Company's PROs in connection with the acquisition of self storage properties.
LTIP Units
LTIP units are a special class of partnership interest in the Company's operating partnership that allow the holder to participate in the ordinary and liquidating distributions received by holders of the OP units (subject to the achievement of specified levels of profitability by the Company's operating partnership or the achievement of certain events). LTIP units may also, under certain circumstances, be convertible into OP units on a one -for-one basis, which are then exchangeable for common shares as described above.
The decrease in LTIP units outstanding from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 was due to the conversion of 117,216 LTIP units into an equivalent number of OP units, partially offset by the issuance of 111,199 compensatory LTIP units to employees, net of forfeitures.
4. SELF STORAGE PROPERTIES
Self storage properties are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
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Land | $ | $ | |||||||||
Buildings and improvements | |||||||||||
Furniture and equipment | |||||||||||
Total self storage properties | |||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | ( |
( |
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Self storage properties, net | $ | $ |
Depreciation expense related to self storage properties amounted to $46.7 million and $29.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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5. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES
2018 Joint Venture
As of March 31, 2022, the Company's unconsolidated real estate venture, formed in September 2018 with an affiliate of Heitman America Real Estate REIT LLC (the "2018 Joint Venture"), owned and operated a portfolio of 103 self storage properties containing approximately 7.8 million rentable square feet, configured in approximately 64,000 storage units and located across 17 states.
2016 Joint Venture
As of March 31, 2022, the Company's unconsolidated real estate venture, formed in September 2016 with a state pension fund advised by Heitman Capital Management LLC (the "2016 Joint Venture"), owned and operated a portfolio of 74 properties containing approximately 4.9 million rentable square feet, configured in approximately 40,000 storage units and located across 13 states.
The following table presents the combined condensed financial position of the Company's unconsolidated real estate ventures as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
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ASSETS | |||||||||||
Self storage properties, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other assets | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
Debt financing | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other liabilities | |||||||||||
Equity | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The following tables present the combined condensed operating information of the Company's unconsolidated real estate ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
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2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
Property operating expenses | |||||||||||
Net operating income | |||||||||||
Supervisory, administrative and other expenses | ( |
( |
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Depreciation and amortization | ( |
( |
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Interest expense | ( |
( |
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Acquisition and other expenses | ( |
( |
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Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
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6. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Acquisitions
The Company acquired 12 self storage properties for $92.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Of these acquisitions, one self storage property totaling $6.6 million was acquired by the Company from one of its PROs. The 12 self storage property acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions and accordingly, $1.0 million of transaction costs related to the acquisitions were capitalized as part of the basis of the acquired properties. The Company recognized the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities on the respective dates of such acquisitions. The Company allocated the total purchase price to the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to identifiable intangible assets consisting of customer in-place leases which were recorded at an estimated value of $1.7 million, resulting in a total value of $91.2 million allocated to real estate.
The following table summarizes the investment in self storage property acquisitions completed by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Acquisitions Closed During the Three Months Ended: | Number of Properties | Summary of Investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and Acquisition Costs |
Value of OP Equity(1)
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Other Liabilities | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Value of OP equity represents the fair value of OP units, subordinated performance units, and Series A-1 preferred units.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, in connection with the retirement of Northwest as a PRO as discussed in Note 1 and Note 3, the Company acquired Northwest's rights to its asset management agreements, the Northwest brand, intellectual property, and certain tangible assets for $3.2 million, which was paid for by the issuance of 46,540 OP units.
Dispositions
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7. OTHER ASSETS
Other assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
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Customer in-place leases, net of accumulated amortization of $ |
$ | $ | |||||||||
Receivables: | |||||||||||
Trade, net | |||||||||||
PROs and other affiliates | |||||||||||
Receivables from unconsolidated real estate ventures | |||||||||||
Property acquisition and other deposits | |||||||||||
Interest rate swaps | |||||||||||
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Trade names | |||||||||||
Management contracts, net of accumulated amortization of $ |
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Tenant reinsurance intangible, net of accumulated amortization of $ |
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Goodwill | |||||||||||
Total | $ | $ |
Amortization expense related to customer in-place leases amounted to $10.7 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Amortization expense related to management contracts amounted to $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Amortization expense related to the tenant reinsurance intangible amounted to $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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8. DEBT FINANCING
The Company's outstanding debt as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Interest Rate(1)
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Credit Facility: |
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Revolving line of credit | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Term loan A | |||||||||||||||||
Term loan B |