U-Store-It 8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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): March 28, 2007
 
U-STORE-IT TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
         
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  001-32324
(Commission File Number)
  20-1024732
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
6745 Engle Road, Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44130
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
      44130
(Zip Code)
(440)234-0700
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE:
In accordance with Rule 3-14 and Article 11 of Regulation S-X, the Company hereby files the following financial statements and pro forma financial information, respectively.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Republic Self Storage — Arapaho
Independent Auditors’ Report
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
Republic Self Storage — San Antonio
Independent Auditors’ Report
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
Jernigan Portfolio
Independent Auditors’ Report.
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Six Months
      Ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses.
Republic Self Storage — Stassney
Independent Auditors’ Report
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005
Notes to Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
SecurCare Portfolio
Independent Auditors’ Report.
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Three Months Ended
      March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005.
Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses.
Sanford Partners Portfolio
Independent Auditors’ Report.
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Year Ended
      December 31, 2005.
Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006.
Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2006.
Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2006.

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF U-STORE-IT TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES (THE “COMPANY”):
       
    4  
    5  
    6  
    7  
    8  
 
 
Republic Self Storage — Arapaho
     
Independent Auditors’ Report
  10  
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005
  11  
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
  12  
 
 
Republic Self Storage — San Antonio
     
Independent Auditors’ Report
  14  
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005
  15  
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
  16  
 
 
Jernigan Portfolio
     
Independent Auditors’ Report.
    18  
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
    19  
Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
    20  
 
 
Republic Self Storage — Stassney
Independent Auditors’ Report
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005
Notes to Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

22
23
24
 
 
 
SecurCare Portfolio
       
Independent Auditors’ Report.
    26  
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2005.
    27  
Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
    28  
 
 
Sanford Partners Portfolio
       
Independent Auditors’ Report.
    30  
Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2005.
    31  
Notes to Combined Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses
    32  
 
 

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U-STORE-IT TRUST
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information of U-Store-It Trust and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 has been derived from (1) the historical audited financial statements of U-Store-It Trust as filed in the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K, (2) the historical statements of revenues and certain expenses of the 44 audited properties acquired during 2006, and (3) the historical unaudited statements of revenues and certain expenses of the remaining 19 self-storage properties acquired during 2006 and 2007.
The Company acquired 60 properties during 2006 and three additional properties in January 2007. The February 2006 acquisition of a portfolio of 24 self-storage facilities (the “Sure Save USA Self Storage Acquisition”) was determined to be an individually significant 2006 acquisition as defined under Regulation S-X Rule 3-14. Accordingly, an audit was performed for the Sure Save USA Self Storage Acquisition properties and was included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed April 21, 2006. Audits were also performed on 20 additional properties that represent the mathematical majority of the cost of the Company’s individually insignificant pool of 2006 acquisition properties.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 reflects adjustments to the Company’s historical financial data to give effect to the three properties acquired subsequent to December 31, 2006 as if each had occurred on December 31, 2006.
The pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 reflects adjustments to the Company’s historical financial data to give effect to the acquisition of the 63 self-storage properties acquired in 2006 and 2007 as if each had occurred on January 1, 2006.
The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on available information and assumptions that the Company considers reasonable. 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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U-STORE-IT TRUST
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
                         
    U-Store-It     Acquisitions        
    Trust     Subsequent     U-Store-It  
    Historical     To 12/31/06     Trust  
    (1)     (2)     Pro Forma  
 
                       
ASSETS
                       
Storage facilities
  $ 1,771,864     $ 19,382     $ 1,791,246  
Accumulated depreciation
    (205,049 )           (205,049 )
 
                 
 
    1,566,815       19,382       1,586,197  
Cash and cash equivalents
    19,716             19,716  
Restricted cash
    14,126             14,126  
Loan procurement costs — net of amortization
    7,575             7,575  
Other assets
    6,475             6,475  
Due from related parties
    632             632  
 
                 
Total Assets
  $ 1,615,339     $ 19,382     $ 1,634,721  
 
                 
 
                       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
LIABILITIES
                       
Revolving credit facility
  $ 90,500     $ 19,382     $ 109,882  
Unsecured term loan
    200,000             200,000  
Mortgage loans and notes payable
    588,930             588,930  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    22,590             22,590  
Due to related parties
    336             336  
Distributions payable
    18,197             18,197  
Deferred revenue
    9,740             9,740  
Security deposits
    655             655  
 
                 
Total liabilities
    930,948       19,382       950,330  
COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
                       
MINORITY INTERESTS
    56,898             56,898  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Common shares
    573             573  
Additional paid-in-capital
    794,632             794,632  
Accumulated deficit
    (167,712 )           (167,712 )
 
                 
Total shareholders’ equity
    627,493             627,493  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Liabilites and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 1,615,339     $ 19,382     $ 1,634,721  
 
                 
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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U-STORE-IT TRUST
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands)
(1)   Reflects the historical condensed consolidated balance sheet of U-Store-It Trust included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
(2)   Represents the three properties purchased, utilizing borrowings from the Company’s revolving credit facility, subsequent to December 31, 2006:
                         
    Acquisition     Number of     Purchase  
Property / Portfolio   Date     Facilities     Price  
 
                       
Stone Oak Facility
  Jan-07     1     $ 6,182  
Grand Central Self Storage Portfolio
  Jan-07     2       13,200  
 
                   
 
            3     $ 19,382  
 
                   

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U-STORE-IT TRUST
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2006
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                                 
    U-Store-It     Completed                
    Trust     Facility             U-Store-It  
    Historical     Acquisitions     Other     Trust  
    (3)     (4)     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
 
                               
REVENUES:
                               
Rental income
  $ 197,753     $ 10,073     $     $ 207,826  
Other property related income
    14,902       482             15,384  
Other — related party
    457                   457  
 
                       
Total revenues
    213,112       10,555             223,667  
 
                       
 
                               
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                               
Property operating expenses
    86,547       3,858             90,405  
Property operating expenses — related party
    69                   69  
Depreciation
    64,729             3,913 (5)     68,642  
Asset write-off
    305                   305  
General and administrative
    21,675       436             22,111  
General and administrative — related party
    613                   613  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    173,938       4,294       3,913       182,145  
 
                       
 
                               
OPERATING INCOME
    39,174       6,261       (3,913 )     41,522  
 
                       
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest:
                               
Interest expense on loans
    (46,125 )           (5,878) (6)     (52,003 )
Loan procurement amortization expense
    (1,998 )           (22) (6)     (2,020 )
Write-off of loan procurement cost due to early extinguishment of debt
    (1,907 )                 (1,907 )
Interest income
    1,341                   1,341  
Other
    191                   191  
 
                       
Total other expense
    (48,498 )           (5,900 )     (54,398 )
 
                               
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE MINORITY INTERESTS
    (9,324 )     6,261       (9,814 )     (12,877 )
 
                               
Minority interests
    773             295 (7)     1,068  
 
                       
 
                               
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ (8,551 )   $ 6,261     $ (9,519 )   $ (11,809 )
 
                       
 
                               
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ (0.15 )                   $ (0.21 )
Weighted average number of common shares — Basic and diluted
    57,287                       57,287  
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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U-STORE-IT TRUST
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
(in thousands, except per share data)
(3)   Reflects the historical condensed consolidated statement of operations of U-Store-It Trust for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
(4)   Represents the unaudited pro forma revenues and operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 of the properties that were acquired in 2006 and 2007 for the period prior to acquisition:
                                                                         
                            Other                                    
                            Property             Property             Total        
    Acquisition     Number of     Rental     Related     Total     Operating     General and     Operating     Operating  
Property / Portfolio   Date     Facilities     Income     Income     Revenues     Expenses     Administrative     Expenses     Income  
 
                                                                       
Nashville, TN Portfolio
  Jan-06     2     $ 61     $ 4     $ 65     $ 12     $     $ 12     $ 53  
Dallas, TX Portfolio
  Jan-06     2       64             64       5       6       11       53  
U-Stor Self Storage Portfolio
  Feb-06     3       37       17       54       48       6       54        
Sure Save Portfolio
  Feb-06     24       1,485       93       1,578       540       35       575       1,003  
Texas Storage Portfolio
  Mar-06     4       259       21       280       143       16       159       121  
Nickey Portfolio
  Apr-06     4       668             668       220       28       248       420  
SecurCare Portfolio
  May-06     4       1,069       29       1,098       304       52       356       742  
Texas Storage Portfolio
  Jun-06     1       151       8       159       83       9       92       67  
Jernigan Portfolio
  Jul-06     9       2,643       186       2,829       1,080       118       1,198       1,631  
U-Stor Self Storage Portfolio
  Aug-06     1       266             266       107       19       126       140  
Bailes Portfolio
  Aug-06     3       964             964       343             343       621  
In & Out Self Storage Portfolio
  Aug-06     1       590       14       604       273       37       310       294  
Texas Storage Portfolio
  Sep-06     2       372       14       386       252       22       274       112  
Stone Oak Facility (i)
  Jan-07     1                                            
Grand Central Self Storage Portfolio
  Jan-07     2       1,444       96       1,540       448       88       536       1,004  
 
                                                       
 
            63     $ 10,073     $ 482     $ 10,555     $ 3,858     $ 436     $ 4,294     $ 6,261  
 
                                                       
(i) This property had no historical operating results as it was under development prior to acquisition.

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(5)   Reflects real estate depreciation for the period prior to acquisition computed on a straight-line basis with depreciable lives ranging from 5 to 39 years.
                                         
                                    Depreciation  
                                    for Period  
    Acquisition     Number of     Total     Depreciable     Prior to  
Property / Portfolio   Date     Facilities     Assets     Assets     Acquisition  
 
                                       
Nashville, TN Portfolio
  Jan-06     2     $ 13,152     $ 11,744     $ 29  
Dallas, TX Portfolio
  Jan-06     2       11,549       5,503       21  
U-Stor Self Storage Portfolio
  Feb-06     3       10,946       7,553       39  
Sure Save Portfolio
  Feb-06     24       165,107       123,031       705  
Texas Storage Portfolio
  Mar-06     4       22,618       10,777       95  
Nickey Portfolio
  Apr-06     4       13,649       12,188       211  
SecurCare Portfolio
  May-06     4       35,700       24,638       509  
Texas Storage Portfolio
  Jun-06     1       6,499       3,097       83  
Jernigan Portfolio
  Jul-06     9       44,934       35,977       910  
U-Stor Self Storage Portfolio
  Aug-06     1       3,330       2,985       103  
Bailes Portfolio
  Aug-06     3       15,606       11,584       357  
In & Out Self Storage Portfolio
  Aug-06     1       7,276       3,576       117  
Texas Storage Portfolio
  Sep-06     2       12,045       5,739       232  
Stone Oak Facility (i)
  Jan-07     1       6,182       4,589        
Grand Central Self Storage Portfolio
  Jan-07     2       13,200       9,799       504  
 
                               
 
            63     $ 381,793     $ 272,779     $ 3,913  
 
                               
(i)   This property was under development prior to acquisition, and accordingly, there is no pro forma adjustment to reflect depreciation expense.
(6)   Reflects interest expense and amortization of loan procurement costs for the period prior to acquisition.
                                                 
                                    Interest     Amortization  
                    Assumed     Effective     for Period     of Loan Procurement  
    Acquisition     Number of     Mortgage     Interest     Prior to     Costs for Period  
Property / Portfolio   Date     Facilities     Debt     Rate     Acquisition     Prior to Acquisition  
 
                                               
Dallas, TX Portfolio
  Jan-06     2     $ 7,081       5.87 %   $ 28     $ 1  
SecurCare Portfolio
  May-06     4       14,029       6.50 %     322        
Jernigan Portfolio
  Jul-06     9       6,983       6.50 %     257       12  
U-Stor Self Storage Portfolio
  Aug-06     1       1,906       6.41 %     72       2  
In & Out Self Storage Portfolio
  Aug-06     1       4,459       6.32 %     176       7  
 
                                       
 
            17     $ 34,458               856       22  
Revolving Credit Facility (i)
                                    5,022        
 
                                           
Total
                                  $ 5,878     $ 22  
 
                                           
(i)   Reflects pro forma interest expense on revolving credit facility borrowings (at a rate of 6.40%) assumed to have been used to fund the acquisition price, net of mortgage debt, of each 2006 and 2007 acquired property for the period prior to acquisition.
(7)   Reflects the pro forma allocation of loss from continuing operations to minority interest holders.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
U-Store-It Trust
Cleveland, Ohio
     We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses of Republic Self Storage-Arapaho (the “Property”) for the year ended December 31, 2005. The statement is the responsibility of the Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this statement based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is free from material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     The accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in Form 8-K of U-Store-It Trust, as described in Note 1. This presentation is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenues and expenses.
     In our opinion, the statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Property for the year ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 27, 2006

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-ARAPAHO
STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                 
    For the period        
    January 1, 2006 through        
    June 30, 2006     Year ended  
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2005  
Revenues
               
Base rents
  $ 133,845     $ 229,209  
Other income
    4,168       13,582  
 
           
 
    138,013       242,791  
 
           
 
               
Certain Operating Expenses
               
Property operating expenses
    57,406       123,865  
Real estate taxes
    44,364       83,838  
General and administrative expenses
    6,574       10,900  
 
           
 
    108,344       218,603  
 
           
 
               
Revenues in excess of certain operating expenses
  $ 29,669     $ 24,188  
 
           
See accompanying notes to statement of revenues and certain operating expenses.

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-ARAPAHO
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Presented herein are the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses related to the operation of Republic Self Storage Garland, LP located in Garland, Texas with 486 rental units (“Property”).
     On September 27, 2006, U-Store It (the “Trust”) acquired the Property.
     The accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 was prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3.14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the revenues and certain operating expenses excludes certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred by the Trust in the proposed future operations of the Property. Items excluded consist of mortgage interest expense, depreciation, management fees and general and administrative expenses not directly related to the future operations.
2. USE OF ESTIMATES
     The preparation of the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Revenues relating to the Property are recognized when payments are due. If it is determined after all methods of collection have been exhausted, that the account will not be collected, then it is written off to bad debt expense. The Property is being leased to tenants under operating leases generally on a month to month basis.
4. PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
     The Property’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005, include $7,129 for insurance, $23,010 for utilities, $20,125 for operating and maintenance costs, $49,991 in payroll and advertising expenses of $23,610. (See Note 5)
     The Property’s operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 (unaudited) include $3,671 for insurance, $12,840 for utilities, $10,266 for operating and maintenance costs, $22,959 for payroll and advertising expenses of $7,670. (See Note 5)

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-ARAPAHO
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
5. ADVERTISING
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, $23,610 and $7,670 for 2005 and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited), respectively, are included in property operating expenses.
6. INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     The statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for this interim period has been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
U-Store-It Trust
Cleveland, Ohio
     We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses of Republic Self Storage-San Antonio (the “Property”) for the year ended December 31, 2005. The statement is the responsibility of the Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this statement based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is free from material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     The accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in Form 8-K of U-Store-It Trust, as described in Note 1. This presentation is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenues and expenses.
     In our opinion, the statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Property for the year ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 27, 2006

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-SAN ANTONIO
STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                 
    For the period        
    January 1, 2006 through        
    June 30, 2006     Year ended  
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2005  
Revenues
               
Base rents
  $ 132,890     $ 174,711  
Other income
    6,074       12,551  
 
           
 
    138,964       187,262  
 
           
 
               
Certain Operating Expenses
               
Property operating expenses
    69,351       128,430  
Real estate taxes
    34,838       67,353  
General and administrative expenses
    9,173       7,422  
 
           
 
    113,362       203,205  
 
           
 
               
Revenue in excess of certain operating expenses /(Certain operating expenses in excess of Revenues)
  $ 25,602     $ (15,943 )
 
           
See accompanying notes to statement of revenues and certain operating expenses.

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-SAN ANTONIO
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Presented herein are the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses related to the operation of Interstate 10 Self Storage, LP storage facility located in San Antonio, Texas with 676 rental units (the “Property”).
     On September 27, 2006, U-Store It (the “Trust”) acquired the Property.
     The accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 was prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3.14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the revenues and certain operating expenses excludes certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred by the Trust in the proposed future operations of the Property. Items excluded consist of mortgage interest expense, depreciation, management fees and general and administrative expenses not directly related to the future operations.
2. USE OF ESTIMATES
     The preparation of the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Revenues relating to the Property are recognized when payments are due. If it is determined after all methods of collection have been exhausted, that the account will not be collected, then it is written off to bad debt expense. The Property is being leased to tenants under operating leases generally on a month to month basis.
4. PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
     The Property’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005, include $7,968 for insurance, $24,170 for utilities, $10,261 for operating and maintenance costs, $67,015 for payroll and advertising expenses of $19,016. (See Note 5)
     The Property’s operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 (unaudited) include $4,218 for insurance, $12,562 for utilities, $11,014 for operating and maintenance costs, $32,154 for payroll and advertising expenses of $9,403. (See Note 5)

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-SAN ANTONIO
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
5. ADVERTISING
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, $19,016 and $9,403 for 2005 and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited), respectively, are included in property operating expenses.
6. INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     The statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for this interim period has been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
U-Store-It Trust
Cleveland, Ohio
     We have audited the accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses of the Jernigan Portfolio (the “Properties”) for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. The statements are the responsibility of the Properties’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these statements based on our audits.
     We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Properties’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     The accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses were prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in Form 8-K of U-Store-It Trust, as described in Note 1. This presentation is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Properties’ revenues and expenses.
     In our opinion, the statements referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Properties for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 29, 2006

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JERNIGAN PORTFOLIO
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                                 
    For the Period                    
    January 1, 2006                    
    Through     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    June 30, 2006     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2005     2004     2003  
Revenues
                               
Base rents
  $ 2,272,858     $ 4,606,184     $ 4,422,559     $ 4,396,511  
Other income
    186,034       357,352       337,595       317,900  
 
                       
 
    2,458,892       4,963,536       4,760,154       4,714,411  
 
                       
 
                               
Certain Operating Expenses
                               
Property operating expenses
    615,591       1,222,971       1,128,307       1,131,418  
Real estate taxes
    337,498       629,595       541,893       527,400  
General and administrative expenses
    99,658       219,928       270,161       240,511  
 
                       
 
    1,052,747       2,072,494       1,940,361       1,899,329  
 
                       
 
Revenues in excess of certain operating expenses
  $ 1,406,145     $ 2,891,042     $ 2,819,793     $ 2,815,082  
 
                       
See accompanying notes to combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses.

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JERNIGAN PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Presented herein are the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses related to the operation of the following nine storage facilities, collectively (“Jernigan Portfolio” or the “Properties”):
             
Property Name   Facility Location   Units  
 
           
1350 N. First St.
  Garland, TX     681  
1236 Texas St.
  Lewisville, TX     452  
201 S. I35 E. St.
  Denton, TX     516  
3300 Southwest Blvd.
  Grove City, OH     779  
5252 Nike Dr.
  Columbus-Hilliard, OH     784  
6446 E. Main St.
  Reynoldsburg, OH     669  
5411 West Broad St.
  Columbus, OH     603  
3595 Anderson Farm Rd.
  Austell, GA     668  
43 Old Olden Avenue
  Hamilton, NJ     419  
 
         
 
        5,571  
 
         
     The accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 were prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3.14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the combined revenues and certain operating expenses exclude certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred by U-Store-It Trust in the proposed future operations of the Properties. Items excluded consist of mortgage interest expense, depreciation, management fees and general and administrative expenses not directly related to the future operations.
2. USE OF ESTIMATES
     The preparation of the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Revenues relating to the Properties are recognized when payments are due. If it is determined after all methods of collection have been exhausted, that the account will not be collected, then it is written off to bad debt expense. The Properties are being leased to tenants under operating leases generally on a month to month basis.

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JERNIGAN PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
4. PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
                                 
    For the Period                    
    January 1, 2006                    
    Through     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    June 30, 2006     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2005     2004     2003  
Insurance
  $ 39,116     $ 77,389     $ 71,473     $ 67,877  
Utilities
    119,301       229,782       206,233       187,113  
Operating and maintenance costs
    84,966       192,958       153,656       186,187  
Payroll
    295,818       573,207       496,519       479,213  
Advertising (see Note 5)
    76,390       149,635       200,426       211,028  
 
                       
 
  $ 615,591     $ 1,222,971     $ 1,128,307     $ 1,131,418  
 
                       
5. ADVERTISING
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in property operating expenses as follows:
         
January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 (unaudited)
  $ 76,390  
2005
  $ 149,635  
2004
  $ 200,426  
2003
  $ 211,028  
6. INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     The combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of revenue and certain operating expenses for this interim period has been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
U-Store-It Trust
Cleveland, Ohio
     We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses of Republic Self Storage-Stassney (the “Property”) for the year ended December 31, 2005. The statement is the responsibility of the Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this statement based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is free from material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     The accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in Form 8-K of U-Store-It Trust, as described in Note 1. This presentation is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenues and expenses.
     In our opinion, the statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Property for the year ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 27, 2006

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-STASSNEY
STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                 
    For the period        
    January 1, 2006 through        
    March 31, 2006     Year ended  
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2005  
Revenues
               
Base rents
  $ 75,323     $ 225,551  
Other income
    6,394       25,612  
 
           
 
    81,717       251,163  
 
           
 
               
Certain Operating Expenses
               
Property operating expenses
    35,000       140,772  
Real estate taxes
    22,704       90,530  
General and administrative expenses
    4,194       14,472  
 
           
 
    61,898       245,774  
 
           
 
               
Revenues in excess of certain operating expenses
  $ 19,819     $ 5,389  
 
           
See accompanying notes to statement of revenues and certain operating expenses.

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-STASSNEY
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Presented herein are the statements of revenues and certain operating expenses related to the operation of Republic Self Storage Stassney, LP storage facility located in Austin, Texas with 587 rental units (the “Property”). On June 28, 2006 U-Store-It Trust (the “Trust”) acquired the Property.
     The accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 was prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3.14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the revenues and certain operating expenses excludes certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred by the Trust in the proposed future operations of the Property. Items excluded consist of mortgage interest expense, depreciation, management fees and general and administrative expenses not directly related to the future operations.
2. USE OF ESTIMATES
     The preparation of the statement of revenues and certain operating expenses in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the statement of revenues and certain operating expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Revenues relating to the Property are recognized when payments are due. If it is determined after all methods of collection have been exhausted, that the account will not be collected, then it is written off to bad debt expense. The Property is being leased to tenants under operating leases generally on a month to month basis.
4. PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
     The Property’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005, include $10,528 for insurance, $35,638 for utilities, $12,464 for operating and maintenance costs, $66,004 for payroll and $16,138 for advertising expenses. (See Note 5)
     The Property’s operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 (unaudited) include $2,639 for insurance, $9,766 for utilities, $1,966 for operating and maintenance costs, $15,993 for payroll and $4,636 for advertising expenses. (See Note 5)

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REPUBLIC SELF STORAGE-STASSNEY
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
5. ADVERTISING
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, $16,138 and $4,636 for 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited), respectively, are included in property operating expenses.
6. INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     The statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for this interim period has been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
U-Store-It Trust
Cleveland, Ohio
     We have audited the accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses of the SecurCare Portfolio (the “Properties”) for the year ended December 31, 2005. The statement is the responsibility of the Properties’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this statement based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is free from material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Properties’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     The accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in Form 8-K of U-Store-It Trust, as described in Note 1. This presentation is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Properties’ revenues and expenses.
     In our opinion, the statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenue and certain operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Properties for the year ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 29, 2006

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SECURCARE PORTFOLIO
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
                 
    For the period        
    January 1, 2006 through        
    March 31, 2006     Year ended  
    (Unaudited)     December 31, 2005  
Revenues
               
Base rents
  $ 737,246     $ 3,103,640  
Other income
    28,812       145,552  
 
           
 
    766,058       3,249,192  
 
           
 
               
Certain Operating Expenses
               
Property operating expenses
    94,113       384,853  
Real estate taxes
    93,571       337,121  
General and administrative expenses
    35,491       140,251  
 
           
 
    223,175       862,225  
 
           
 
               
Revenues in excess of certain operating expenses
  $ 542,883     $ 2,386,967  
 
           
See accompanying notes to combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses.

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SECURCARE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Presented herein are the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses related to the operation of the following five storage facilities, collectively (“SecurCare Portfolio” or the “Properties”):
         
Location   Units  
5815 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder CO
    1224  
6338 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder CO
    784  
6405 O’Dell Place, Boulder CO
    717  
4545 Broadway Street, Boulder CO
    132  
4667 Broadway Street, Boulder CO
    401  
 
     
 
    3,258  
 
     
     On May 10, 2006, U-Store-It Trust (the “Trust”) acquired SecurCare Portfolio. The accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 was prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3.14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the combined revenues and certain operating expenses excludes certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred by the Trust in the proposed future operations of the Properties. Items excluded consist of mortgage interest expense, depreciation, management fees and general and administrative expenses not directly related to the future operations.
2. USE OF ESTIMATES
     The preparation of the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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SECURCARE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Revenues relating to the Properties is recognized when payments are due. If it is determined after all methods of collection have been exhausted, that the account will not be collected, then it is written off to bad debt expense. The Properties are being leased to tenants under operating leases generally on a month to month basis.
4. PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
     The Properties’ operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005, include $34,000 for insurance, $75,864 for utilities, $59,218 in operating and maintenance costs, $164,140 in payroll and $51,631 for advertising expenses (see note 5).
     The Properties’ operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 (unaudited) include $8,637 for insurance, $28,023 for utilities, $6,330 for operating and maintenance costs, $33,244 for payroll and $17,879 for advertising expenses (see note 5).
5. ADVERTISING
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, $51,631 and $17,879 for 2005 and for the period ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited), respectively, are included in property operating expenses.
6. INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     The combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for this interim period has been included. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for a full fiscal year.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
U-Store-It Trust
Cleveland, Ohio
     We have audited the accompanying combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses of the Sanford Partners Portfolio (the “Properties”) for the year ended December 31, 2005. The statement is the responsibility of the Properties’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this statement based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is free from material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Properties’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     The accompanying combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in Form 8-K of U-Store-It Trust, as described in Note 1. This presentation is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Properties’ revenues and expenses.
     In our opinion, the statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses described in Note 1 of the Properties for the year ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
September 27, 2006

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SANFORD PARTNERS PORTFOLIO
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
         
    Year ended  
    December 31, 2005  
Revenues
       
Base rents
  $ 1,456,373  
Other income
    117,649  
 
     
 
    1,574,022  
 
     
 
       
Certain Operating Expenses
       
Property operating expenses
    528,859  
Real estate taxes
    249,812  
General and administrative expenses
    84,380  
 
     
 
    863,051  
 
     
 
       
Revenues in excess of certain operating expenses
  $ 710,971  
 
     
See accompanying notes to combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses.

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SANFORD PARTNERS PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     Presented herein is the combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses related to the operation of the following four storage facilities, collectively (“Sanford Partners Portfolio” or the “Properties”):
             
Property Name   Facility Location   Units  
 
           
Republic Self Storage-Eastchase
  Fort Worth, TX     674  
Republic Self Storage-Manchaca
  Austin, TX     570  
Republic Self Storage-Wade
  Frisco, TX     629  
Republic Self Storage-Mansfield
  Mansfield, TX     499  
 
         
 
        2,372  
 
         
     On March 1, 2006, U-Store-It Trust (the “Trust”) acquired Sanford Partners Portfolio. The accompanying combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 was prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article 3.14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. Accordingly, the combined revenues and certain operating expenses excludes certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred by the Trust in the proposed future operations of the Properties. Items excluded consist of mortgage interest expense, depreciation, management fees and general and administrative expenses not directly related to the future operations.

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SANFORD PARTNERS PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES
2. USE OF ESTIMATES
     The preparation of the combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the combined statement of revenues and certain operating expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Revenues relating to the Properties is recognized when payments are due. If it is determined after all methods of collection have been exhausted, that the account will not be collected, then it is written off to bad debt expense. The Properties are being leased to tenants under operating leases generally on a month to month basis.
4. PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSES
     The Properties’ operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005, include $40,690 for insurance, $115,053 for utilities, $57,412 in operating and maintenance costs, $224,615 in payroll, and advertising expenses of $91,089 (see note 5).
5. ADVERTISING
     Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, $91,089 for 2005, and are included in property operating expenses.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  U-STORE-IT TRUST
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: March 28, 2007 By:   /s/ CHRISTOPHER P. MARR    
    Name:   Christopher P. Marr  
    Chief Financial Officer   
 

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