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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):
August 20, 2025
CUBESMART
CUBESMART, L.P.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
Maryland (CubeSmart) Delaware (CubeSmart, L.P.) |
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001-32324 000-54462 |
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20-1024732
34-1837021 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
5 Old Lancaster Road,
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
19355
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(610) 535-5000
(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:
| ¨ | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of Each Class |
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered |
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share,
of CubeSmart |
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CUBE |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth
company (CubeSmart) ¨
Emerging growth
company (CubeSmart, L.P.) ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
CubeSmart ¨
CubeSmart,
L.P. ¨
Co-Registrant CIK |
0001300485 |
Co-Registrant Amendment Flag |
false |
Co-Registrant Form Type |
8-K |
Co-Registrant DocumentPeriodEndDate |
2025-08-20 |
Co-Registrant Address Line One |
5 Old Lancaster Road |
Co-Registrant City or Town |
Malvern |
Co-Registrant State |
Pennsylvania |
Co-Registrant Zipcode |
19355 |
Co-Registrant City Area Code |
610 |
Co-Registrant Local Phone No. |
535-5000 |
Co-Registrant Written Communications |
false |
Co-Registrant Solicitating Materials |
false |
Co-Registrant PreCommencement Tender Offer |
false |
Co-Registrant PreCommencement Issuer Tender Offer |
false |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 20, 2025, CubeSmart, L.P. (the “Operating
Partnership”) and CubeSmart (the “Company”) completed the issuance and sale of $450.0 million
in aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s 5.125% senior notes due 2035 (the “Notes”),
and the Company’s related full and unconditional guarantee of the payment of principal, the make-whole premium, if any, and interest
on the Notes (the “Guarantee”).
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to the Operating Partnership,
after deducting the underwriters’ discount and estimated transaction expenses payable by the Company, are approximately $440.2 million.
The Operating Partnership expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its unsecured revolving
credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include repayment or repurchase of certain other
outstanding indebtedness of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.
The Notes and the Guarantee were issued pursuant to the indenture,
dated as of September 16, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Operating Partnership and U.S.
Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”),
as supplemented by the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2025 (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”),
among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Trustee. A copy of the form of the Notes and a copy of the form of the Guarantee
are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
The Notes accrue interest at the rate of 5.125% per annum, with interest
payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The Notes accrue interest from and including
August 20, 2025 and will be payable beginning May 1, 2026.
The Notes are senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership,
ranking equally in right of payment with all of the Operating Partnership’s other unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness from time
to time outstanding. The Notes are effectively subordinated to the Operating Partnership’s secured indebtedness and to the indebtedness
and other liabilities of the consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.
The Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes, at any time and from
time to time, prior to August 1, 2035 (the “Par Call Date”), in whole or in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the
present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed (not including any accrued and
unpaid interest to the redemption date), assuming that such Notes matured on the Par Call Date, discounted to the redemption date on a
semi-annual basis at a rate equal to the Treasury Rate (defined in the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture) plus 20 basis points, plus accrued
and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Operating Partnership may redeem
the Notes at any time in whole or in part and from time to time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes
to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to, but not including, the redemption
date.
The Indenture and the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture contain covenants
that, among other things, (i) restrict the ability of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries to, subject to certain exceptions,
incur additional debt and incur debt secured by liens, and (ii) restrict the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries from owning
unencumbered assets representing less than 150% of the outstanding principal amount of unsecured debt.
The material terms of the Notes and the Guarantee are described in
a prospectus supplement dated August 11, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
on August 12, 2025, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
which relates to the offer and sale of the Notes and the Guarantee and supplements the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s
prospectus, as filed with the Commission on March 3, 2023, contained in the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s
registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-270248) under the Securities Act.
The Indenture was previously filed with the Commission on September 16,
2011 as Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-176885)
under the Securities Act, and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference. The Eleventh Supplemental Indenture is being filed with
the Commission as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
The foregoing is not a complete description of the Indenture, the Eleventh
Supplemental Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantee and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those documents,
each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the foregoing, the Company and the Operating Partnership
are filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K the opinion of their counsel with respect to the validity of the
Notes and the Guarantee.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
pertaining to the Notes and the Guarantee is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number |
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Description |
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4.1 |
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Form of the Operating Partnership’s 5.125% senior notes due 2035. |
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4.2 |
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Form of CubeSmart Guarantee (included in Exhibit 4.1). |
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4.3 |
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Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2025, among CubeSmart, CubeSmart, L.P. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association. |
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4.4* |
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Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2011, among CubeSmart, CubeSmart, L.P. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Commission on September 16, 2011. |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP as to the legality of the Notes. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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* Incorporated herein by reference as above indicated.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CUBESMART |
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Date: August 20, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Jeffrey P. Foster |
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Name: |
Jeffrey P. Foster
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Title: |
Chief Legal Officer &
Secretary |
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CUBESMART, L.P.
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By: |
CubeSmart, its
general partner |
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Date: August 20, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Jeffrey P. Foster |
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Name: |
Jeffrey P. Foster |
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Title: |
Chief Legal Officer &
Secretary |