GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. (NASDAQ:SELF) Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. (NASDAQ:SELF) Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
We refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2019 (the “Prior Form 8-K”). As indicated in the Prior Form 8-K, on October 4, 2019, Global Self Storage, Inc. (the “Company”), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with Erie Station Storage, LLC to acquire a self-storage property located in West Henrietta, New York (the “Property”) for the sum of $6,200,000.
On November 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of the Property. The Company funded the purchase price of the Property acquisition using borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.
In connection with the acquisition of the Property, the Company is including the financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.
On November 19, 2019, the Company issued a press release in connection with the acquisition of the Property. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company believes that certain statements in the information attached as Exhibit 99.1 may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To Board of Directors and Shareholders
Global Self Storage, Inc.
New York, New York
Opinion on the Financial Statement
We have audited the accompanying Historical Summary of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses (the “Historical Summary”) of the self-storage property (the “Erie Station Property”) as described in Note 1 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related notes to the financial statement (collectively referred to as the financial statement). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenue and direct operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Erie Station Property for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis of Matter
As described in Note 1 to the Historical Summary, the Historical Summary of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Erie Station Property’s revenue and expenses. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Basis for Opinion
This financial statement is the responsibility of Erie Station Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Erie Station Property in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as Erie Station Property’s auditor since 2019.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 19, 2019
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Historical Summaries of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses of the Erie Station Property (as described in Note 1) For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (unaudited) and the Year Ended December 31, 2018
See notes to Historical Summaries of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses.
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Notes to Historical Summaries of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses of the Erie Station Property (as described in Note 1)
On November 19, 2019, Global Self Storage, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the acquisition of a self storage facility located in West Henrietta, New York (the “Erie Station Property”) for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $6,200,000. The property was acquired from Erie Station Storage, LLC.
The accompanying Historical Summaries of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses (the \”Historical Summaries\”) have been prepared for the purpose of complying with certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the Erie Station Property revenue and expenses. The Historical Summaries have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and as such, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the revenues and expenses during the period presented. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
The unaudited interim Historical Summary of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses for the period January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, was prepared on the same basis as the Historical Summary of Revenue and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018, and reflects all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the unaudited interim period. The results of the unaudited interim period are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the entire fiscal year.
Revenue and Expense Recognition: Rental income is recorded when earned.
Property tax expense is based upon actual amounts billed and, in some circumstances, estimates and historical trends when bills or assessments have not been received from the taxing authorities or such bills and assessments are in dispute. Cost of operations and general and administrative expense are expensed as incurred.
Other Property Related Income: Consists primarily of sales of storage-related merchandise and insurance premiums. Such income is recognized when earned.
Direct Operating Expenses: Direct operating expenses exclude certain costs that may not be comparable to the future operations of the Erie Station Property. Excluded items primarily consist of interest expense, depreciation and amortization and other expenses not related to the future operations of the Erie Station Property.
Capital Improvements and Repairs and Maintenance: Expenditures for significant renovations or improvements that extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes: The Company qualifies as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will generally not be subject to corporate income taxes to the extent it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders and complies with certain other requirements. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying Historical Summaries.
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Use of Estimates: The preparation of the Historical Summaries in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Historical Summaries and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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 the Erie Station Property that individually or in the aggregate would be material to the Company\’s overall business, financial condition, or results of operations.
The Company evaluated subsequent events through November 19, 2019, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.
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Global Self Storage, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
Global Self Storage, Inc. a Maryland corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self storage properties (“stores” or “properties”) in the United States. The Company’s properties are located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West regions of the United States. The Company was formerly registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as a non-diversified, closed end management investment company. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) order approving the Company’s application to deregister from the 1940 Act was granted on January 19, 2016. On January 19, 2016, the Company changed its name to Global Self Storage, Inc. from Self Storage Group, Inc., changed its SEC registration from an investment company to an operating company reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and listed its common stock on NASDAQ under the symbol “SELF”.
The Company has elected to be treated as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”). To the extent the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it will not be subject to tax, with certain limited exceptions, on the taxable income that is distributed to its stockholders.
The Company invests in self storage properties by acquiring stores through its wholly owned subsidiaries. At September 30, 2019, the Company owned and operated eleven self storage properties. The Company operates primarily in one segment: rental operations.
On November 19, 2019, the Company acquired a self storage property located in West Henrietta, New York (“Erie Station”), for a total purchase price of $6.2 million. The Company funded the purchase price of Erie Station acquisition using borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018 are derived from the historical financial statements of the Company and the statements of revenue and certain expenses of the Erie Station acquisition.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 reflects adjustments to the Company’s unaudited historical financial data to give effect to the Erie Station acquisition as if the transaction had occurred on September 30, 2019.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018 reflect adjustments to the Company’s historical financial data to give pro forma effect to the Erie Station acquisition as if the transaction had occurred on January 1, 2018. Additionally, the pro form condensed consolidated statement of operations give effect to (i) an increase in interest expense and (ii) the estimated incremental depreciation and amortization expense for periods that the Erie Station acquisition is included in the pro forma results but excluded from the Company’s historical statements of operations.
The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on available information. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s actual financial position or results of operations for the period would have been as of the date and for the periods indicated, nor does it purport to represent the Company’s future financial position or results of operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information should be read, together with the notes thereto, in conjunction with the more detailed information contained in the historical financial statements referenced in this filing.
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GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET September 30, 2019
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GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
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GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Year Ended December 31, 2018
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GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Company’s financial statements include the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
2. ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(A) Reflects the historical unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2019.
(B) The Company acquired the Erie Station self storage property for an aggregate purchase price of $6,200,000. Presented below is a summary that reflects the purchase price allocation to the assets acquired and liabilities incurred.
(C) The Erie Station acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition and accordingly approximately $60,000 of transactions costs related to the acquisition was capitalized as part of the basis of the acquired property. These costs will be paid with proceeds from borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility and result in an increase in outstanding indebtedness in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019.
3. ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(D) Reflects the historical unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
(E) The table below reflects the revenue and certain expenses of the Erie Station acquisition for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This information is derived from the unaudited statement of revenue and certain expenses prepared for the purposes of complying with Rule 8-06 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This information reflects management’s estimate of the revenue and certain expenses of the property prior to the property’s date of acquisition based on accounting and financial information provided by the seller to the Company as part of management’s standard due diligence process in connection with the acquisition of such property.
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(F) For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018, pro forma adjustments of $104,923 and $263,897, respectively, are reflected for incremental depreciation and amortization of the Erie Station property.
(G) Pro forma adjustments for interest expense are required to reflect the pro forma debt structure as if the Erie Station property had been owned for the entirety of the applicable periods. The Company assumed borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility for the purchase price of the Erie Station property with an interest rate equal to 3.00% over the One Month U.S. Dollar London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.
(H) Reflects the historical condensed consolidated statement of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(I) The table below reflects the revenue and certain expenses of the Erie Station acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2018. This information is derived from the statement of revenue and certain expenses prepared for the purposes of complying with Rule 8-06 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. This information reflects management’s estimate of the revenue and certain expenses of the property prior to the property’s date of acquisition based on accounting and financial information provided by the seller to the Company as part of management’s standard due diligence process in connection with the acquisition of such property.
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Global Self Storage, Inc. Exhibit
EX-23.1 2 taitweller.htm Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-227879) filed on Form S-3 by Global Self Storage,…
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EX-23.1 2 taitweller.htm Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-227879) filed on Form S-3 by Global Self Storage,…
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About GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC. (NASDAQ:SELF)
Global Self Storage, Inc., formerly Self Storage Group, Inc., is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company is focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, development and redevelopment of self-storage facilities. Its self-storage facilities are designed to offer storage space for residential and commercial customers. It owns and operates approximately eight self-storage properties located in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina and Ohio. Its facilities include approximately 485,580 net rentable square feet and over 3,810 storage units. Its facilities feature both covered and outside auto/recreational vehicle (RV)/boat storage. Its facilities feature a rental and payment center. It owns and operates self-storage properties through its subsidiaries, including SSG Bolingbrook LLC, SSG Dolton LLC, SSG Merrillville LLC, SSG Rochester LLC, SSG Sadsbury LLC, SSG Summerville I LLC, SSG Summerville II LLC and SSG Operations LLC.