Edgar Filing: CubeSmart

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

x Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011.

o Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission file number:
001-32324 (CubeSmart)
000-54662 (CubeSmart, L.P.)

CUBESMART

CUBESMART, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland (CubeSmart) Delaware (CubeSmart, L.P.)		20-1024732 34-1837021
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification No.)

460 East Swedesford Road
Wayne, Pennsylvania		19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(610) 293-5700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

CubeSmart	Yes x No o
CubeSmart, L.P.	Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

CubeSmart	Yes x No o
CubeSmart, L.P.	Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

CubeSmart:
Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller reporting company o

CubeSmart, L.P.:
Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer x		Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

CubeSmart	Yes o No x
CubeSmart, L.P.	Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class		Outstanding at November 4, 2011
common shares of CubeSmart, $.01 par value		122,565,406

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2011 of CubeSmart (the “Parent Company” or “CubeSmart”) and CubeSmart, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”). The Parent Company is a Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns its assets and conducts its operations through the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. Effective September 14, 2011, the Parent Company changed its name from “U-Store-It Trust” to “CubeSmart” and the Operating Partnership changed its name from “U-Store-It, L.P.” to “CubeSmart, L.P.” The Parent Company, the Operating Partnership and their consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to in this report as the “Company.” In addition, terms such as “we”, “us”, or “our” used in this report may refer to the Company, the Parent Company, or the Operating Partnership.

The Parent Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and, as of September 30, 2011, owned a 95.4% interest in the Operating Partnership. The remaining 4.6% interest consists of common units of limited partnership interest issued by the Operating Partnership to third parties in exchange for contributions of properties to the Operating Partnership. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Parent Company has full and complete authority over the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day operations and management.

Management operates the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership as one enterprise. The management teams of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are identical, and their constituents are officers of both the Parent Company and of the Operating Partnership.

There are few differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, which are reflected in the note disclosures in this report. The Company believes it is important to understand the differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in the context of how these entities operate as a consolidated enterprise. The Parent Company is a REIT, whose only material asset is its ownership of the partnership interests of the Operating Partnership. As a result, the Parent Company does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, issuing public equity from time to time and guaranteeing the debt obligations of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all the assets of the Company and, directly or indirectly, holds the ownership interests in the Company’s real estate ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the Company’s business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the Parent Company, which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates the capital required by the Company’s business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, by the Operating Partnership’s direct or indirect incurrence of indebtedness or through the issuance of partnership units of the Operating Partnership or equity interests in subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.

The substantive difference between the Parent Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s filings is the fact that the Parent Company is a REIT with public stock, while the Operating Partnership is a partnership with no publicly traded equity. In the financial statements, this difference is primarily reflected in the equity (or capital for Operating Partnership) section of the consolidated balance sheets and in the consolidated statements of equity (or capital) and comprehensive income (loss). Apart from the different equity treatment, the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are nearly identical.

The Company believes that combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership into a single report will:

· facilitate a better understanding by the investors of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling them to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;

· remove duplicative disclosures and provide a more straightforward presentation in light of the fact that a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership; and

· create time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

To help investors understand the significant differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, this report presents Item 1 —Financial Statements as separate sections for each of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership.

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This report also includes separate Item 4—Controls and Procedures sections, signature pages and Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent Company and the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Operating Partnership have made the requisite certifications and that the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. §1350.

In order to highlight the differences between the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, the separate sections in this report for the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership specifically refer to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership. In the sections that combine disclosures of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, this report refers to such disclosures as those of the Company. Although the Operating Partnership is generally the entity that directly or indirectly enters into contracts and real estate ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the Company is appropriate because the business is one enterprise and the Parent Company operates the business through the Operating Partnership.

As general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, the Parent Company consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the Parent Company does not have significant assets other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. The separate discussions of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company’s operations on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	40
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 5.	Other Information	43
Item 6.	Exhibits	44

Filing Format

This combined Form 10-Q is being filed separately by CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or “this Report”, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning the Company’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other information that is not historical information. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” or “intends” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Although we believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, future events and actual results, performance, transactions or achievements, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the results, performance, transactions or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. As a result, you should not rely on or construe any forward-looking statements in this Report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, as predictions of future events or as guarantees of future performance. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report or as of the dates otherwise indicated in the statements. All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this Report, are qualified in their entirety by this statement.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in or contemplated by this Report. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the risks and uncertainties referred to in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Parent Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Operating Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

· national and local economic, business, real estate and other market conditions;

· the competitive environment in which we operate, including our ability to raise rental rates;

· the execution of our business plan;

· the availability of external sources of capital;

· financing risks, including the risk of over-leverage and the corresponding risk of default on our mortgage and other debt and potential inability to refinance existing indebtedness;

· increases in interest rates and operating costs;

· counterparty non-performance related to the use of derivative financial instruments;

· our ability to maintain our status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes;

· acquisition and development risks;

· increases in taxes, fees, and assessments from state and local jurisdictions;

· changes in real estate and zoning laws or regulations;

· risks related to natural disasters;

· potential environmental and other liabilities;

· other factors affecting the real estate industry generally or the self-storage industry in particular; and

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· other risks identified in the Parent Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Operating Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, and, from time to time, in other reports that we file with the SEC or in other documents that we publicly disseminate.

Given these uncertainties and the other risks identified elsewhere in this Report, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as may be required by securities laws.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010

ASSETS
Storage facilities	$	1,740,880		$	1,743,021
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(307,675		)	(314,530		)
Storage facilities, net	1,433,205			1,428,491
Cash and cash equivalents	12,491			5,891
Restricted cash	11,228			10,250
Loan procurement costs, net of amortization	11,574			15,611
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity	15,438			—
Other assets, net	19,182			18,576
Total assets	$	1,503,118		$	1,478,819

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Revolving credit facility	$	—		$	43,000
Unsecured term loans	300,000			200,000
Mortgage loans and notes payable	346,018			372,457
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	50,028			36,172
Distributions payable	7,293			7,275
Deferred revenue	9,326			8,873
Security deposits	476			489
Total liabilities	713,141			668,266

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	42,521			45,145

Commitments and contingencies

Equity
Common shares $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 99,002,254 and 98,596,796 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	990			986
Additional paid in capital	1,030,847			1,026,952
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,484		)	(1,121		)
Accumulated deficit	(314,380		)	(302,601		)
Total CubeSmart shareholders’ equity	707,973			724,216
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	39,483			41,192
Total equity	747,456			765,408
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,503,118		$	1,478,819

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010

REVENUES
Rental income	$	53,705		$	48,057		$	155,429		$	140,467
Other property related income	5,862			4,652			15,894			13,044
Property management fee income	878			1,048			2,634			1,682
Total revenues	60,445			53,757			173,957			155,193
OPERATING EXPENSES
Property operating expenses	24,940			23,111			74,054			67,511
Depreciation and amortization	16,042			14,789			46,862			45,919
General and administrative	5,476			6,597			18,350			19,308
Total operating expenses	46,458			44,497			139,266			132,738
OPERATING INCOME	13,987			9,260			34,691			22,455
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest:
Interest expense on loans	(8,464		)	(9,648		)	(24,596		)	(29,324		)
Loan procurement amortization expense	(1,093		)	(1,559		)	(4,124		)	(4,718		)
Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt	—			—			(2,085		)	—
Interest income	7			19			21			616
Acquisition related costs	(374		)	(165		)	(629		)	(465		)
Equity in losses of real estate ventures	(24		)	—			(24		)	—
Other	1			(67		)	(200		)	(142		)
Total other expense	(9,947		)	(11,420		)	(31,637		)	(34,033		)

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	4,040			(2,160		)	3,054			(11,578		)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from discontinued operations	361			1,045			3,411			2,882
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations	3,527			—			3,527			—
Total discontinued operations	3,888			1,045			6,938			2,882
NET INCOME (LOSS)	7,928			(1,115		)	9,992			(8,696		)
NET LOSS (INCOME) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(329		)	76			(368		)	487
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(771		)	(441		)	(2,011		)	(1,267		)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY	$	6,828		$	(1,480	)	$	7,613		$	(9,476	)

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	0.03		$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.13	)
Basic and diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders	$	0.04		$	0.01		$	0.07		$	0.03
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders	$	0.07		$	(0.02	)	$	0.08		$	(0.10	)

Weighted-average basic shares outstanding	98,895			93,724			98,836			93,154
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding	100,284			93,724			100,264			93,154

AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY’S COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	3,119		$	(2,476	)	$	994		$	(12,223	)
Total discontinued operations	3,709			996			6,619			2,747
Net income (loss)	$	6,828		$	(1,480	)	$	7,613		$	(9,476	)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Common Shares			Additional Paid in		Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Total Shareholders’			Noncontrolling Interest in			Total			Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating
	Number	Amount		Capital		(Loss) Income			Deficit			Equity			Subsidiaries			Equity			Partnership

Balance at December 31, 2010	98,597	$	986	$	1,026,952	$	(1,121	)	$	(302,601	)	$	724,216		$	41,192		$	765,408		$	45,145
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries												—			3			3
Issuance of common shares, net	140	1		1,451								1,452						1,452
Issuance of restricted shares	233	3										3						3
Exercise of stock options	24			121								121						121
Conversion from units to shares	8			85								85						85			(85		)
Amortization of restricted shares				1,069								1,069						1,069
Share compensation expense				1,169								1,169						1,169
Net income									7,613			7,613			2,011			9,624			368
Adjustment for noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership									1,509			1,509						1,509			(1,509		)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap						(8,504		)				(8,504		)	(276		)	(8,780		)	(409		)
Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation						141						141			5			146			6
Distributions									(20,901		)	(20,901		)	(3,452		)	(24,353		)	(995		)
Balance at September 30, 2011	99,002	$	990	$	1,030,847	$	(9,484	)	$	(314,380	)	$	707,973		$	39,483		$	747,456		$	42,521

	Common Shares			Additional Paid in		Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Accumulated			Total Shareholders’			Noncontrolling Interest in			Total			Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating
	Number	Amount		Capital		Loss			Deficit			Equity			Subsidiaries			Equity			Partnership

Balance at December 31, 2009	92,655	$	927	$	974,926	$	(874	)	$	(279,670	)	$	695,309		$	44,021		$	739,330		$	45,394
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries												—			20			20
Issuance of restricted shares	201	2										2						2
Issuance of common shares	2,450	24		20,414								20,438						20,438
Exercise of stock options	56			194								194						194
Conversion from units to shares	73	1		674								675						675			(675		)
Amortization of restricted shares				1,256								1,256						1,256
Share compensation expense				1,430								1,430						1,430
Net (loss) income									(9,476		)	(9,476		)	1,267			(8,209		)	(487		)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation						(50		)				(50		)	(1		)	(51		)	(3		)
Distributions									(7,079		)	(7,079		)	(3,445		)	(10,524		)	(358		)
Balance at September 30, 2010	95,435	$	954	$	998,894	$	(924	)	$	(296,225	)	$	702,699		$	41,862		$	744,561		$	43,871

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CUBESMART AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010

Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$	9,992		$	(8,696	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	51,391			53,036
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations	(3,527		)	—
Equity compensation expense	2,238			2,686
Accretion of fair market value adjustment of debt	(69		)	(251		)
Equity in losses of real estate ventures	(24		)	—
Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt	2,085			—
Changes in other operating accounts:
Other assets	(1,810		)	(1,023		)
Restricted cash	(938		)	—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	4,830			4,898
Other liabilities	207			297
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	64,375		$	50,947

Investing Activities
Acquisitions, additions and improvements to storage facilities	$	(81,978	)	$	(45,037	)
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity	(15,414		)	—
Proceeds from disposition of discontinued operations	42,799			—
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable	—			20,112
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	(40		)	853
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(54,633	)	$	(24,072	)

Financing Activities
Proceeds from :
Revolving credit facility	$	118,700		$	—
Unsecured Term Loans	200,000			—
Mortgage loans and notes payable	3,537			—
Principal payments on:
Revolving credit facility	(161,700		)	—
Unsecured Term Loans	(100,000		)	—
Mortgage loans and notes payable	(37,833		)	(112,576		)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net	1,452			20,438
Exercise of stock options	121			194
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	3			20
Distributions paid to shareholders	(20,873		)	(7,006		)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	(1,001		)	(362		)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(3,452		)	(3,445		)
Loan procurement costs	(2,096		)	(3,703		)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(3,142	)	$	(106,440	)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,600			(79,565		)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	5,891			102,768
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	12,491		$	23,203

Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Information
Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized	$	24,799		$	29,609
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
Acquisition related contingent consideration	$	—		$	1,849
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	152		$	(54	)
Derivative valuation adjustment	$	(9,189	)	$	—
Mortgage loan assumption at fair value	$	7,905		$	—

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except common unit data)

(unaudited)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010

ASSETS
Storage facilities	$	1,740,880		$	1,743,021
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(307,675		)	(314,530		)
Storage facilities, net	1,433,205			1,428,491
Cash and cash equivalents	12,491			5,891
Restricted cash	11,228			10,250
Loan procurement costs, net of amortization	11,574			15,611
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity	15,438			—
Other assets, net	19,182			18,576
Total assets	$	1,503,118		$	1,478,819

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

Revolving credit facility	$	—		$	43,000
Unsecured term loan	300,000			200,000
Mortgage loans and notes payable	346,018			372,457
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	50,028			36,172
Distributions payable	7,293			7,275
Deferred revenue	9,326			8,873
Security deposits	476			489
Total liabilities	713,141			668,266

Limited Partnership interest of third parties	42,521			45,145

Commitments and contingencies

Capital
Operating Partner	717,457			725,337
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,484		)	(1,121		)
Total CubeSmart L.P. capital	707,973			724,216
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	39,483			41,192
Total capital	747,456			765,408
Total liabilities and capital	$	1,503,118		$	1,478,819

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per common unit data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
REVENUES
Rental income	$	53,705		$	48,057		$	155,429		$	140,467
Other property related income	5,862			4,652			15,894			13,044
Property management fee income	878			1,048			2,634			1,682
Total revenues	60,445			53,757			173,957			155,193
OPERATING EXPENSES
Property operating expenses	24,940			23,111			74,054			67,511
Depreciation and amortization	16,042			14,789			46,862			45,919
General and administrative	5,476			6,597			18,350			19,308
Total operating expenses	46,458			44,497			139,266			132,738
OPERATING INCOME	13,987			9,260			34,691			22,455
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest:
Interest expense on loans	(8,464		)	(9,648		)	(24,596		)	(29,324		)
Loan procurement amortization expense	(1,093		)	(1,559		)	(4,124		)	(4,718		)
Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt	—			—			(2,085		)	—
Interest income	7			19			21			616
Acquisition related costs	(374		)	(165		)	(629		)	(465		)
Equity in losses of real estate ventures	(24		)	—			(24		)	—
Other	1			(67		)	(200		)	(142		)
Total other expense	(9,947		)	(11,420		)	(31,637		)	(34,033		)

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	4,040			(2,160		)	3,054			(11,578		)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from discontinued operations	361			1,045			3,411			2,882
Gain of disposition of discontinued operations	3,527			—			3,527			—
Total discontinued operations	3,888			1,045			6,938			2,882
NET INCOME (LOSS)	7,928			(1,115		)	9,992			(8,696		)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(771		)	(441		)	(2,011		)	(1,267		)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUBESMART L.P.	$	7,157		$	(1,556	)	$	7,981		$	(9,963	)
Limited Partnership interest of third parties	(329		)	76			(368		)	487
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO OPERATING PARTNER	$	6,828		$	(1,480	)	$	7,613		$	(9,476	)

Basic and diluted income (loss) per unit from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders	$	0.03		$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.13	)
Basic and diluted earnings per unit from discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders	$	0.04		$	0.01		$	0.07		$	0.03
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per unit attributable to common unitholders	$	0.07		$	(0.02	)	$	0.08		$	(0.10	)

Weighted-average basic units outstanding	98,895			93,724			98,836			93,154
Weighted-average diluted units outstanding	100,284			93,724			100,264			93,154

AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OPERATING PARTNER
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	3,119		$	(2,476	)	$	994		$	(12,223	)
Total discontinued operations	3,709			996			6,619			2,747
Net income (loss)	$	6,828		$	(1,480	)	$	7,613		$	(9,476	)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Number of OP Units	Operating			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Total Cubesmart L.P.			Noncontrolling Interest in			Total			Limited Partnership interest
	Oustanding	Partner			(Loss) Income			Capital			Subsidiaries			Capital			of third parties

Balance at December 31, 2010	98,597	$	725,337		$	(1,121	)	$	724,216		$	41,192		$	765,408		$	45,145
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries								—			3			3
Issuance of common OP units, net	140	1,452						1,452						1,452
Issuance of restricted OP units	233	3						3						3
Exercise of OP unit options	24	121						121						121
Conversion from units to shares	8	85						85						85			(85		)
Amortization of restricted OP units		1,069						1,069						1,069
OP unit compensation expense		1,169						1,169						1,169
Net income		7,613						7,613			2,011			9,624			368
Adjustment for Limited Partnership interest of third parties		1,509						1,509						1,509			(1,509		)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap					(8,504		)	(8,504		)	(276		)	(8,780		)	(409		)
Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation					141			141			5			146			6
Distributions		(20,901		)				(20,901		)	(3,452		)	(24,353		)	(995		)
Balance at September 30, 2011	99,002	$	717,457		$	(9,484	)	$	707,973		$	39,483		$	747,456		$	42,521

	Number of OP Units		Operating			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Total Cubesmart L.P.			Noncontrolling Interest in			Total			Limited Partnership interest
	Oustanding		Partner			Loss			Capital			Subsidiaries			Capital			of third parties

Balance at December 31, 2009	92,655		$	696,183		$	(874	)	$	695,309		$	44,021		$	739,330		$	45,394
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries									—			20			20
Issuance of restricted OP units	201		2						2						2
Issuance of OP units, net	2,450		20,438						20,438						20,438
Exercise of OP unit options	56		194						194						194
Conversion from units to shares	73		675						675						675			(675		)
Amortization of restricted OP units			1,256						1,256						1,256
OP unit compensation expense			1,430						1,430						1,430
Net (loss) income			(9,476		)				(9,476		)	1,267			(8,209		)	(487		)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation						(50		)	(50		)	(1		)	(51		)	(3		)
Distributions			(7,079		)				(7,079		)	(3,445		)	(10,524		)	(358		)
Balance at September 30, 2010	$	95,435	$	703,623		$	(924	)	$	702,699		$	41,862		$	744,561		$	43,871

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CUBESMART, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010

Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$	9,992		$	(8,696	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	51,391			53,036
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations	(3,527		)	—
Equity compensation expense	2,238			2,686
Accretion of fair market value adjustment of debt	(69		)	(251		)
Equity in losses of real estate ventures	(24		)	—
Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt	2,085			—
Changes in other operating accounts:
Other assets	(1,810		)	(1,023		)
Restricted cash	(938		)	—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	4,830			4,898
Other liabilities	207			297
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	64,375		$	50,947

Investing Activities
Acquisitions, additions and improvements to storage facilities	$	(81,978	)	$	(45,037	)
Investment in real estate ventures, at equity	(15,414		)	—
Proceeds from disposition of discontinued operations	42,799			—
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable	—			20,112
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	(40		)	853
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(54,633	)	$	(24,072	)

Financing Activities
Proceeds from :
Revolving credit facility	$	118,700		$	—
Unsecured Term Loans	200,000			—
Mortgage loans and notes payable	3,537			—
Principal payments on:
Revolving credit facility	(161,700		)	—
Unsecured Term Loans	(100,000		)	—
Mortgage loans and notes payable	(37,833		)	(112,576		)
Proceeds from issuance of common OP units, net	1,452			20,438
Exercise of OP unit options	121			194
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	3			20
Distributions paid to OP unitholders	(20,873		)	(7,006		)
Distributions paid to Limited Partnership interest of third parties	(1,001		)	(362		)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(3,452		)	(3,445		)
Loan procurement costs	(2,096		)	(3,703		)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(3,142	)	$	(106,440	)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,600			(79,565		)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	5,891			102,768
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	12,491		$	23,203

Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Information
Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized	$	24,799		$	29,609
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
Acquisition related contingent consideration	$	—		$	1,849
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	152		$	(54	)
Derivative valuation adjustment	$	(9,189	)	$	—
Mortgage loan assumption at fair value	$	7,905		$	—

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CUBESMART AND CUBESMART, L.P.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

CubeSmart (the “Parent Company”) operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with its operations conducted solely through CubeSmart, L.P. and its subsidiaries. CubeSmart, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), operates through an umbrella partnership structure, with the Parent Company, a Maryland corporation, as its sole general partner. Effective September 14, 2011, the Parent Company changed its name from “U-Store-It Trust” to “CubeSmart” and the Operating Partnership changed its name from “U-Store-It, L.P.” to “CubeSmart, L.P.” In the notes to the consolidated financial statements, we use the terms “the Company”, ‘we” or “our” to refer to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership together, unless the context indicates otherwise. The Company’s self-storage facilities (collectively, the “Properties”) are located in 26 states throughout the United States and the District of Columbia and are presented under one reportable segment: we own, operate, develop, manage and acquire self-storage facilities.

As of September 30, 2011, the Parent Company owned approximately 95.4% of the partnership interests (“OP Units”) of the Operating Partnership. The remaining OP Units, consisting exclusively of limited partner interests, are held by persons who contributed their interests in properties to us in exchange for OP Units. Under the partnership agreement, these persons have the right to tender their OP Units for redemption to the Operating Partnership at any time for cash equal to the fair value of an equivalent number of common shares of the Parent Company. In lieu of delivering cash, however, the Parent Company, as the Operating Partnership’s general partner, may, at its option, choose to acquire any OP Units so tendered by issuing common shares in exchange for the tendered OP Units. If the Parent Company so chooses, its common shares will be exchanged for OP Units on a one-for-one basis. This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution. With each such exchange or redemption, the Parent Company’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase. In addition, whenever the Parent Company issues common or other classes of its shares, it contributes the net proceeds it receives from the issuance to the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership issues to the Parent Company an equal number of OP Units or other partnership interests having preferences and rights that mirror the preferences and rights of the shares issued. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT or “UPREIT.”

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting and, in the opinion of each of the Parent Company’s and Operating Company’s respective management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each respective company for the interim periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Accordingly, readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should refer to the Parent Company’s audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the related notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in the Parent Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and the Operating Partnership’s audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the related notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in the Operating Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, as certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report pursuant to the rules of the SEC. The results of operations for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for any future period or the full year.

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are recorded initially at cost, as investments in real estate ventures, and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings (losses), cash contributions, less distributions. On a periodic basis, management also assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures may be other than temporarily impaired. An investment is impaired only if the fair value of the investment, as estimated by management, is

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less than the carrying value of the investment and the decline is other than temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment, as estimated by management. The determination as to whether an impairment exists requires significant management judgment about the fair value of its ownership interest. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals.

3. STORAGE FACILITIES

The book value of the Company’s real estate assets is summarized as follows:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
	(in thousands)

Land and improvements	$	374,719		$	374,569
Buildings and improvements	1,293,528			1,273,938
Equipment	69,730			93,571
Construction in progress	2,903			943
Total	1,740,880			1,743,021
Less accumulated depreciation	(307,675		)	(314,530		)
Storage facilities, net	$	1,433,205		$	1,428,491

As assets become fully depreciated, the carrying values are removed from their respective asset category and accumulated depreciation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $41.2 million and $65.2 million of assets, respectively, became fully depreciated and were removed from storage facilities and accumulated depreciation.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisition and disposition activity during the period January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011:

Facility/Portfolio	Location	Transaction Date	Number of Facilities	Purchase / Sales Price (in thousands)

2011 Acquisitions:

Burke Lake Asset	Fairfax Station, VA	January 2011	1	$	14,000
West Dixie Asset	Miami, FL	April 2011	1	13,500
White Plains Asset	White Plains, NY	May 2011	1	23,000
Phoenix Asset	Phoenix, AZ	May 2011	1	612
Houston Asset	Houston, TX	June 2011	1	7,600
Duluth Asset	Duluth, GA	July 2011	1	2,500
Atlanta Assets	Atlanta, GA	July 2011	2	6,975
District Heights Asset	District Heights, MD	August 2011	1	10,400
			9	$	78,587
2011 Dispositions:

Flagship Assets	Multiple locations in IN and OH	August 2011	18	$	43,500

2010 Acquisitions:

Frisco Asset	Frisco, TX	July 2010	1	$	5,800
New York City Assets	New York, NY	September 2010	2	26,700
Northeast Assets	Multiple locations in NJ, NY and MA	November 2010	5	18,560
Manassas Asset	Manassas, VA	November 2010	1	6,050
Apopka Asset	Orlando, FL	November 2010	1	4,235
Wyckoff Asset	Queens, NY	December 2010	1	13,600
McLearen Asset	McLearen, VA	December 2010	1	10,200
			12	$	85,145
2010 Dispositions:

Sun City Asset	Sun City, CA	October 2010	1	$	3,100
Inland Empire/Fayetteville Assets	Multiple locations in CA and NC	December 2010	15	35,000
			16	$	38,100

During 2011, the Company received compensation from the state of California regarding 2009 eminent domain proceedings on our North H Street asset. Accordingly, the Company recognized $1.9 million of income during 2011.

4. ACQUISITIONS

On April 28, 2010, the Company acquired 85 management contracts from United Stor-All Management, LLC (“United Stor-All”). The Company accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The 85 management contracts relate to facilities located in 16 states and the District of Columbia. The Company recorded the fair value of the assets acquired which includes the intangible value related to the management contracts as other assets, net on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company’s estimate of the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities utilized Level 3 inputs and considered the probability of the expected period the contracts would remain in place, including estimated renewal periods, and the amount of the discounted estimated future contingent payments to be made. The Company paid $4.1 million in cash for the contracts and recognized $1.8 million in contingent consideration. The Company records changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability in earnings. As of September 30, 2011, no adjustments to the fair value were deemed necessary. The average estimated life of the intangible value of the management contracts is 56 months from the April 2010 closing and the related amortization expense recognized during the three and

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nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.5 million of amortization during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

During 2010, the Company acquired 12 self-storage facilities for an aggregate purchase price of $85.1 million and allocated approximately $3.7 million to the intangible value of the in-place leases. The related amortization expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The amortization expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $0.7 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company acquired nine self-storage facilities for an aggregate purchase price of $78.6 million and allocated approximately $4.2 million to the intangible value of in-place leases at the time of acquisition. The Company recognized amortization expense related to these assets of $1.0 million and $1.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. In connection with one of the acquisitions, the Company assumed mortgage debt with an outstanding principal balance of $7.5 million and recorded a premium of $0.5 million to reflect the fair value of the debt at the time of assumption.

5. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES

On September 26, 2011, the Company contributed $15.4 million to the capital of a limited partnership (the “HSRE Venture” or “HSREV”) in exchange for a 50% interest in the partnership. HSREV owns nine storage facilities in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Florida. The other partner in the HSRE Venture, which holds the remaining 50% interest, is unaffiliated with the Company.

The Company has determined that HSREV is a voting interest entity. The Company does not control the entity through voting rights and therefore accounts for the investment under the equity method. The Company’s investment in HSREV is included in the “Investment in real estate ventures, at equity” line item on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and earnings attributable to HSREV is presented in the “Equity in losses of real estate ventures” line item on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s investment in real estate entities at September 30, 2011 was $15.4 million, and the Company’s equity in losses of real estate entities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.02 million.

6. UNSECURED CREDIT FACILITY AND UNSECURED TERM LOANS

On September 29, 2010, the Company amended its three-year, $450 million senior secured credit facility (the “Secured Credit Facility”), which consisted of a $200 million secured term loan and a $250 million secured revolving credit facility. The Secured Credit Facility was collateralized by mortgages on “borrowing base properties” (as defined in the Secured Credit Facility agreement). The amended credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) consists of a $200 million unsecured term loan and a $250 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The Credit Facility is unsecured and has a three-year term expiring on December 7, 2013. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest ranging from 3.25% to 3.75% over LIBOR depending on our leverage ratio. If the Company receives two investment grade ratings, pricing on the Credit Facility will adjust to range from 1.90% to 3.00% over LIBOR. The Company incurred $2.5 million in connection with executing this amendment and capitalized such costs as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

On June 20, 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”) which consisted of a $100 million term loan with a five-year maturity and a $100 million term loan with a seven-year maturity. The Term Loan Facility permits the Company to request additional advances of five-year or seven-year loans in minimum increments of $5,000,000 provided that the aggregate of such additional advances does not exceed $50,000,000. Pricing on the Term Loan Facility ranges, depending on the Company’s leverage levels, from 1.90% to 2.75% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 2.05% to 2.85% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan, and each loan has no LIBOR floor. If the Company receives two investment grade ratings, pricing on the Term Loan Facility will adjust to range from 1.45% to 2.10% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 1.60% to 2.25% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan. The Company incurred $2.1 million in connection with executing the agreement and capitalized such costs as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

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On September 30, 2011, $200 million of unsecured term loan borrowings were outstanding under the Term Loan Facility and $100 million of unsecured term loan borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facility, and $250 million was available for borrowing under the Credit Facility. The Company had an interest rate cap agreement as of September 30, 2011, that effectively limited the LIBOR component of the interest rate on $100 million of Credit Facility borrowings to 2.00% per annum through January 2012. In addition, the Company had interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2011 that fix LIBOR on both the five and seven-year term loans through their respective maturity dates. The interest rate swap agreements fix thirty-day LIBOR over the terms of the five and seven-year term loans at 1.80% and 2.47%, respectively. The Company recognized loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt of $2.1 million related to the write-off of unamortized loan procurement costs associated with $100 million of unsecured term loans that were repaid during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

As of September 30, 2011, borrowings under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility had a weighted average interest rate of 3.90%. As of September 30, 2011, the effective interest rates on the five and seven-year term loans were 3.70% and 4.52%, respectively, after giving consideration to the interest rate swaps described in Note 8.

The Company’s ability to borrow under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility is subject to the Company’s ongoing compliance with certain financial covenants which include:

· Maximum total indebtedness to total asset value of 60.0% at any time;

· Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50:1.00; and

· Minimum tangible net worth of $821,211,200 plus 75% of net proceeds from equity issuances after September 30, 2010.

Further, under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility, the Company is restricted from paying distributions on its common shares that would exceed an amount equal to the greater of (i) 95% of the Company’s funds from operations, and (ii) such amount as may be necessary to maintain our REIT status.

The Company is currently in compliance with all financial covenants and anticipates being in compliance with all financial covenants through the terms of the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility.

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7. MORTGAGE LOANS AND NOTES PAYABLE

The Company’s mortgage loans and notes payable are summarized as follows:

	Carrying Value as of:
	September 30,		December 31,			Effective		Maturity
Mortgage Loan	2011		2010			Interest Rate		Date
	(in thousands)
YSI 12	$	—	$	1,477		5.97	%	Sep-11
YSI 13	—		1,270			5.97	%	Sep-11
YSI 6	75,169		76,137			5.13	%	Aug-12
YASKY	80,000		80,000			4.96	%	Sep-12
YSI 14	1,717		1,759			5.97	%	Jan-13
YSI 7	3,050		3,100			6.50	%	Jun-13
YSI 8	1,743		1,771			6.50	%	Jun-13
YSI 9	1,917		1,948			6.50	%	Jun-13
YSI 17	4,021		4,121			6.32	%	Jul-13
YSI 27	485		499			5.59	%	Nov-13
YSI 30	7,117		7,316			5.59	%	Nov-13
YSI 11	2,368		2,420			5.87	%	Dec-13
USIFB	7,167		3,726			5.11	%	Dec-13
YSI 5	3,124		3,193			5.25	%	Jan-14
YSI 28	1,521		1,555			5.59	%	Feb-14
YSI 34	—		14,823			8.00	%	Jun-14
YSI 37	2,183		2,210			7.25	%	Aug-14
YSI 40	—		2,520			7.25	%	Aug-14
YSI 44	1,077		1,095			7.00	%	Sep-14
YSI 41	3,801		3,879			6.60	%	Sep-14
YSI 38	—		3,973			6.35	%	Oct-14
YSI 45	5,377		5,443			6.75	%	Oct-14
YSI 46	—		3,430			6.75	%	Oct-14
YSI 43	—		2,919			6.50	%	Nov-14
YSI 48	24,975		25,270			7.25	%	Nov-14
YSI 50	2,276		2,322			6.75	%	Dec-14
YSI 10	4,032		4,091			5.87	%	Jan-15
YSI 15	1,843		1,877			6.41	%	Jan-15
YSI 20	61,038		62,459			5.97	%	Nov-15
YSI 51	7,448		—			6.36	%	Oct-16
YSI 31	13,477		13,660			6.75	%	Jun-19	(a)
YSI 35	4,487		4,499			6.90	%	Jul-19	(a)
YSI 32	5,978		6,058			6.75	%	Jul-19	(a)
YSI 33	11,212		11,370			6.42	%	Jul-19
YSI 42	—		3,184			6.88	%	Sep-19	(a)
YSI 39	3,884		3,931			6.50	%	Sep-19	(a)
YSI 47	3,113		3,176			6.63	%	Jan-20	(a)
Unamortized fair value adjustment	418		(24		)

Total mortgage loans and notes payable	$	346,018	$	372,457

(a) These borrowings have a fixed interest rate for the first five-years of their term, which then resets and remains constant over the final five-years of the loan term.

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The following table represents the future principal payment requirements on the outstanding mortgage loans and notes payable at September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

2011	$	1,464
2012	159,504
2013	32,885
2014	62,069
2015	60,215
2016 and thereafter	29,463
Total mortgage payments	345,600
Plus: Unamortized fair value adjustment	418
Total mortgage indebtedness	$	346,018

The Company currently intends to fund its remaining 2011 principal payment requirements from cash provided by operating activities.

8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate agreements or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company’s operating and financial structure, as well as to hedge specific transactions. The counterparties to these arrangements are major financial institutions with which the Company and its subsidiaries may also have other financial relationships. The Company is potentially exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by these counterparties. However, because of the high credit ratings of the counterparties, the Company does not anticipate that any of the counterparties will fail to meet these obligations as they come due. The Company does not hedge credit or property value market risks.

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements that qualify and are designated as cash flow hedges designed to reduce the impact of interest rate changes on its variable rate debt. Therefore, the interest rate swaps are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value and the related gains or losses are deferred in shareholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive loss. These deferred gains and losses are amortized into interest expense during the period or periods in which the related interest payments affect earnings. However, to the extent that the interest rate swaps are not perfectly effective in offsetting the change in value of the interest payments being hedged, the ineffective portion of these contracts is recognized in earnings immediately. Ineffectiveness was immaterial for all periods presented.

The Company formally assesses, both at inception of a hedge and on an on-going basis, whether each derivative is highly-effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If management determines that a derivative is highly-effective as a hedge, then the Company accounts for the derivative using hedge accounting, pursuant to which gains or losses inherent in the derivative do not impact the Company’s results of operations. If management determines that a derivative is not highly-effective as a hedge or if a derivative ceases to be a highly-effective hedge, the Company will discontinue hedge accounting prospectively and will reflect in its statement of operations realized and unrealized gains and losses in respect of the derivative.

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The following table summarizes the terms and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

								Fair Value
Hedge		Notional						September 30,
Product	Hedge Type	Amount		Strike		Effective Date	Maturity	2011

Cap	Cash flow	$	100,000	2.0000	%	2/1/2011	1/31/2012	$	—
Swap	Cash flow	$	40,000	1.8025	%	6/20/2011	6/20/2016	(1,370		)
Swap	Cash flow	$	40,000	1.8025	%	6/20/2011	6/20/2016	(1,388		)
Swap	Cash flow	$	20,000	1.8025	%	6/20/2011	6/20/2016	(658		)
Swap	Cash flow	$	40,000	2.4590	%	6/20/2011	6/20/2018	(2,273		)
Swap	Cash flow	$	40,000	2.4725	%	6/20/2011	6/20/2018	(2,345		)
Swap	Cash flow	$	20,000	2.4750	%	6/20/2011	6/20/2018	(1,155		)
								$	(9,189	)

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had an interest rate cap agreement that effectively limited the LIBOR component of the interest rate on $150 million of credit facility borrowings to 1.50% per annum through January 2011. There were no financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of December 31, 2010.

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company applies the methods of determining fair value as described in authoritative guidance, to value its financial assets and liabilities. As defined in the guidance, fair value is based on the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which are described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considering counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.

Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of September 30, 2011 are classified in the table below in one of the three categories described above (dollars in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3

Interest Rate Swap Derivative Liabilities	$	—	$	(9,189	)	$	—

Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	(9,189	)	$	—

There were no financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of December 31, 2010.

Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value were classified as Level 2 inputs. For financial liabilities that utilize Level 2 inputs, the Company utilizes both direct and indirect observable price quotes, including LIBOR yield curves, bank price quotes for forward starting swaps, NYMEX futures pricing and common stock price quotes. Below is a summary of valuation techniques for Level 2 financial liabilities:

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· Interest rate swap derivative assets and liabilities — valued using LIBOR yield curves at the reporting date. Counterparties to these contracts are most often highly rated financial institutions, none of which experienced any significant downgrades in 2011 that would reduce the amount owed by the Company. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with the Company’s derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and the counterparties. However, as of September 30, 2011 the Company has assessed the significance of the effect of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their respective book values at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The Company had fixed interest rate loans with a carrying value of $346.0 million and $372.5 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The estimated fair values of these fixed rate loans were $344.4 million and $351.8 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The Company had variable interest rate loans with a carrying value of $300.0 million and $243.0 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The estimated fair values of the variable interest rate loans approximate their carrying values due to their floating rate nature and market spreads. These estimates are based on discounted cash flow analyses assuming market interest rates for comparable obligations at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

10. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, discontinued operations relate to 18 properties that the Company sold during 2011, proceeds received in conjunction with eminent domain proceedings on our North H Street asset during 2009, and 16 properties that the Company sold during 2010 (see Note 3). The sale during 2011 resulted in the recognition of a gain of $3.5 million.

The following table summarizes the revenue and expense information for the period the Company owned the properties classified as discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010

REVENUES
Rental income	$	703	$	3,041	$	3,757	$	8,900
Other property related income	114		324		2,383		906
Total revenues	817		3,365		6,140		9,806
OPERATING EXPENSES
Property operating expenses	339		1,532		1,914		4,525
Depreciation and amortization	117		788		815		2,399
Total operating expenses	456		2,320		2,729		6,924
OPERATING INCOME	361		1,045		3,411		2,882
Income from discontinued operations	361		1,045		3,411		2,882
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations	3,527		—		3,527		—
Income from discontinued operations	$	3,888	$	1,045	$	6,938	$	2,882

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11. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Variable Interests in Consolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

On August 13, 2009, the Company, through a wholly-owned affiliate, formed a joint venture (“HART”) with an affiliate of Heitman, LLC (“Heitman”) to own and operate 22 self-storage facilities, which are located throughout the United States. Upon formation, Heitman contributed approximately $51 million of cash to a newly-formed limited partnership and the Company contributed certain unencumbered wholly-owned properties with an agreed upon value of approximately $102 million to such limited partnership. In exchange for its contribution of those properties, the Company received a cash distribution from HART of approximately $51 million and retained a 50% interest in HART. The Company is the managing partner of HART and the manager of the properties owned by HART in exchange for a market rate management fee.

The Company determined that HART is a variable interest entity, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the assets, liabilities and results of operations of HART. The 50% interest that is owned by Heitman is reflected as noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries within permanent equity, separate from the Company’s equity on the consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2011, HART had total assets of $87.8 million, including $85.2 million of storage facilities, net and total liabilities of $2.5 million.

USIFB, LLP (“the Venture”) was formed to own, operate, acquire and develop self-storage facilities in England. The Company owns a 97% interest in the Venture through a wholly-owned subsidiary and the Venture commenced operations at two facilities in London, England during 2008. The Company determined that the Venture is a variable interest entity, and that the Company is the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Venture. At September 30, 2011, the Venture had total assets of $11.5 million and total liabilities of $7.7 million, including two mortgage loans totaling $7.2 million secured by storage facilities with a net book value of $11.1 million. At September 30, 2011, the Venture’s creditors had no recourse to the general credit of the Company.

Operating Partnership Ownership

The Company follows guidance regarding the classification and measurement of redeemable securities. Under this guidance, securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets, at the option of the holder and not solely within the control of the issuer, must be classified outside of permanent equity/capital. This classification results in certain outside ownership interests being included as redeemable noncontrolling interests outside of permanent equity/capital in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company makes this determination based on terms in applicable agreements, specifically in relation to redemption provisions.

Additionally, with respect to redeemable ownership interests in the Limited Partnership held by third parties for which the Parent Company has a choice to settle the redemption by delivery of its own shares, the Operating Partnership considered the guidance regarding accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a company’s own shares, to evaluate whether the Parent Company controls the actions or events necessary to presume share settlement. The guidance also requires that noncontrolling interests classified outside of permanent capital be adjusted each period to the greater of the carrying value based on the accumulation of historical cost or the redemption value.

Approximately 4.6% of the outstanding OP Units as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were not owned by the general partner. The interests in the Operating Partnership represented by these OP Units were a component of the consideration that the Operating Partnership paid to acquire certain self-storage facilities. The holders of the OP Units are limited partners in the Operating Partnership and have the right to require the Parent Company to redeem all or part of their OP Units for, at the general partner’s option, an equivalent number of common shares of the Parent Company or cash based upon the fair value of an equivalent number of common shares of the Parent Company. However, the partnership agreement contains certain provisions that could result in a settlement outside the control of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, as the Parent Company does not have the ability to settle in unregistered shares. Accordingly, consistent with the guidance, the Operating Partnership will record the OP Units owned by third parties outside of permanent capital in the consolidated balance sheets. Net income or loss related to the OP Units owned by third parties is excluded from net income or loss attributable to Operating Partner in the consolidated statements of operations.

The per Unit cash redemption amount would equal the average of the closing prices of the common shares of the Parent Company on the New York Stock Exchange for the 10 trading days ending prior to the Parent Company’s receipt of the redemption notice for the applicable Unit. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, 4,729,136 and 4,737,136 OP units were outstanding, respectively, and the calculated aggregate redemption value of outstanding OP units was based upon the Parent Company’s average

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closing share prices. Based on the Company’s evaluation of the redemption value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, the Company has reflected these interests at their carrying value as of September 30, 2011 because the carrying cost exceeded the estimated redemption value. At December 31, 2010, the Operating Partnership reflected these interests at their redemption value, as the estimated redemption value exceeded their carrying value at December 31, 2010. The Operating Partnership recorded an increase to OP Units owned by third parties and a corresponding decrease to capital of $1.5 million at December 31, 2010.

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2005 and 2006, the Operating Partnership entered into various office lease agreements with Amsdell and Amsdell, an entity owned by Robert Amsdell and Barry Amsdell (each a former Trustee of the Company). Pursuant to these lease agreements, the Operating Partnership rented office space in the Airport Executive Park, an office and flex development located in Cleveland, Ohio, which is owned by Amsdell and Amsdell. The Company’s independent Trustees approved the terms of, and entry into, each of the office lease agreements by the Operating Partnership. In addition to monthly rent, the office lease agreements require the Operating Partnership to reimburse Amsdell and Amsdell for certain maintenance and improvements to the leased office space. The aggregate amount of payments by the Company to Amsdell and Amsdell under these lease agreements for each of the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was approximately $0.1 million. Additionally, the aggregate amount of payments for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was approximately $0.3 million. The Company vacated the office space owned by Amsdell and Amsdell in 2007, but remains obligated under certain terms of the lease agreements through 2014. Subsequently, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of the space with a third party for the remainder of the lease term.

Total future minimum rental payments under the related party lease agreements as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:

	Due to Related Party Amount		Due from Subtenant Amount
	(in thousands)

2011	$	119	$	70
2012	475		278
2013	499		278
2014	499		278
	$	1,592	$	904

13. PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company acquired nine self-storage facilities for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $78.6 million (see note 4).

The condensed consolidated pro forma financial information set forth below reflects adjustments to the Company’s historical financial data to give effect to each of the acquisitions and related financing activity (including the issuance of common shares) that occurred during 2011 as if each had occurred as of January 1, 2010. The unaudited pro forma information presented below does not purport to represent what the Company’s actual results of operations would have been for the periods indicated, nor does it purport to represent the Company’s future results of operations.

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The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis, the Company’s consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 based on the assumptions described above:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010
	(in thousands, except per share data)

Pro forma revenue	$	176,833	$	160,813
Pro forma net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	3,800	$	(13,477	)
Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations
Basic and diluted - as reported	$	0.01	$	(0.13	)
Basic and diluted - as pro forma	$	0.01	$	(0.15	)

The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue and earnings related to the 2011 and 2010 acquisitions since the acquisition dates, included in the consolidated income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
	(in thousands)

Revenue	$	12,029		$	223
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(919	)	$	179

14. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(in thousands)

NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	7,928		$	(1,115	)	$	9,992		$	(8,696	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap	(10,050		)	—			(9,189		)	—
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	(76		)	195			152			(54		)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	(2,198	)	$	(920	)	$	955		$	(8,750	)

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 24, 2011, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a portfolio of 22 self-storage facilities from Storage Deluxe, an unaffiliated third party. The facilities are located in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The aggregate purchase price for the properties is approximately $560 million. Consummation of the Storage Deluxe acquisition is subject to closing conditions.

On October 24, 2011, we received $300.0 million of combined bridge financing facilities from affiliates of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells”). Under these facilities, an affiliate of Wells has agreed to provide us with a new $100.0 million unsecured term loan facility, subject to certain conditions, including the absence of material adverse change, satisfactory due diligence, and the receipt of at least $175.0 million in equity capital. This term loan facility will mature within six months, but we will have the ability to extend the term for an additional five years. Our obligations under this term loan facility will be guaranteed by all our existing and future material subsidiaries. The other covenants, indemnification provisions and conditions precedent to borrowings under this term loan facility are substantially the same as those under our existing unsecured Credit Facility. The commitments under this term loan facility are available until April 30, 2012 and are subject to certain conditions. Also under these facilities, another affiliate of Wells has agreed to

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purchase, upon our request and subject to certain conditions, up to 8,000,000 shares (which number of shares is subject to reduction in connection with certain capital raising activities of CubeSmart and the Operating Partnership) of a new class of preferred shares of CubeSmart that, if issued, would be designated as Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and would have a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share and be issued at a price per share equal to $24.08. If CubeSmart elects to sell any such shares, the closing will occur no later than March 31, 2012. Proceeds from the sale, if any, of such shares will be used to fund directly or indirectly a portion of the purchase price for the Storage Deluxe acquisition. The obligation of the Wells affiliate to purchase such shares is subject to customary closing conditions.

On October 28, 2011, the Company completed its public offering of 23,000,000 common shares at a public offering price of $9.20, which reflects the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 3,000,000 shares to cover over-allotments. The Company received approximately $202.4 million in net proceeds from the offering after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses.

On November 2, 2011, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 2,800,000 of the Company’s Series A preferred shares at a price to the public of $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of $70 million. The financing provided approximately $67.5 million to the Company after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses.

On November 3, 2011, the Company closed on the purchase of 16 of the Storage Deluxe facilities. In connection with the closing, the Company borrowed $93 million from its revolving credit facility. The remaining properties are expected to close during the first quarter of 2012.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. The Company makes certain statements in this section that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. For a discussion of forward-looking statements, see the section in this report entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.” Certain risk factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the following discussion. For a discussion of such risk factors, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Parent Company’s Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Operating Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended.

Overview

The Company is an integrated self-storage real estate company, and as such we have in-house capabilities in the operation, design, development, leasing, management and acquisition of self-storage facilities. The Parent Company’s operations are conducted solely through the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries. Effective September 14, 2011, the Parent Company changed its name from “U-Store-It Trust” to “CubeSmart” and the Operating Partnership changed its name from “U-Store-It, L.P.” to “CubeSmart, L.P.” The Parent Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company owned 353 and 363 self-storage facilities, respectively, totaling approximately 23.3 million rentable square feet and 23.6 million rentable square feet, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2011, the Company managed 103 properties for third parties bringing the total number of properties which it owned and/or managed to 456.

The Company derives revenues principally from rents received from its customers who rent units at its self-storage facilities under month-to-month leases. Therefore, our operating results depend materially on our ability to retain our existing customers and lease our available self-storage units to new customers while maintaining and, where possible, increasing our pricing levels. In addition, our operating results depend on the ability of our customers to make required rental payments to us. We have a decentralized approach to the management and operation of our facilities, which places an emphasis on local, market level oversight and control. We believe this approach allows us to respond quickly and effectively to changes in local market conditions, and to maximize revenues by managing rental rates and occupancy levels.

The Company typically experiences seasonal fluctuations in the occupancy levels of our facilities, which are generally slightly higher during the summer months due to increased moving activity.

The United States recently experienced an economic downturn that resulted in higher unemployment, stagnant employment growth, shrinking demand for products, large-scale business failures and tight credit markets. Our results of operations may be sensitive to changes in overall economic conditions that impact consumer spending, including discretionary spending, as well as to increased bad debts due to recessionary pressures. A continuation of ongoing adverse economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income, such as employment levels, business conditions, interest rates, tax rates, fuel and energy costs, and other matters could reduce consumer spending or cause consumers to shift their spending to other products and services. A general reduction in the level of discretionary spending or shifts in consumer discretionary spending could adversely affect our growth and profitability.

In the future, the Company intends to focus on maximizing internal growth opportunities and selectively pursuing targeted acquisitions and developments of self-storage facilities. We intend to incur additional debt in connection with any such future acquisitions or developments.

The Company has one reportable segment: we own, operate, develop, manage and acquire self-storage facilities.

The Company’s self-storage facilities are located in major metropolitan and rural areas and have numerous tenants per facility. No single tenant represents a significant concentration of our revenues. The facilities in Florida, California, Texas and Illinois provided approximately 17%, 12%, 11% and 7%, respectively, of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The facilities in Florida, California, Texas and Illinois provided approximately 17%, 12%, 10% and 7%, respectively, of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

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Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies and estimates that management believes are critical to an understanding of the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report. These policies require the application of judgment and assumptions by management and, as a result, are subject to a degree of uncertainty. Due to this uncertainty, actual results could differ from estimates calculated and utilized by management.

Self-Storage Facilities

The Company records self-storage facilities at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation on the buildings and equipment is recorded on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from five to 40 years. Expenditures for significant renovations or improvements that extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

When facilities are acquired, the purchase price is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values. When a portfolio of facilities is acquired, the purchase price is allocated to the individual facilities based upon an income approach or a cash flow analysis using appropriate risk adjusted capitalization rates, which take into account the relative size, age and location of the individual facility along with current and projected occupancy and rental rate levels or appraised values, if available. Allocations to the individual assets and liabilities are based upon comparable market sales information for land, buildings and improvements and estimates of depreciated replacement cost of equipment.

In allocating the purchase price for an acquisition, the Company determines whether the acquisition includes intangible assets or liabilities. Substantially all of the leases in place at acquired facilities are at market rates, as the majority of the leases are month-to-month contracts. Accordingly, to date no portion of the purchase price has been allocated to above- or below-market lease intangibles. To date, no intangible asset has been recorded for the value of tenant relationships, because the Company does not have any concentrations of significant tenants and the average tenant turnover is fairly frequent.

During 2010, the Company acquired 85 management contracts from United Stor-All Management, LLC (“United Stor-All”). The Company accounted for this acquisition as a business combination. The Company recorded the fair value of the assets acquired which includes the intangible value related to the management contracts as other assets, net on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The average estimated life of the intangible value of the management contracts is 56 months from the April 2010 closing and the related amortization expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.5 million of amortization during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Additionally, during 2010, the Company acquired 12 self-storage facilities and allocated approximately $3.7 million to the intangible value of the in-place leases. The related amortization expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The amortization expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $0.7 million.

Long-lived assets classified as “held for use” are reviewed for impairment when events and circumstances such as declines in occupancy and operating results indicate that there may be impairment. The carrying value of these long-lived assets is compared to the undiscounted future net operating cash flows, plus a terminal value, attributable to the assets to determine if the property’s basis is recoverable. If a property’s basis is not considered recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent the net carrying value of the asset exceeds the fair value. The impairment loss recognized equals the excess of net carrying value over the related fair value of the asset. There were no impairment losses recognized in accordance with these procedures for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

The Company considers long-lived assets to be “held for sale” upon satisfaction of the following criteria: (a) management commits to a plan to sell a facility (or group of facilities), (b) the facility is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to

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terms that are usual and customary for sales of such facilities, (c) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the facility have been initiated, (d) the sale of the facility is probable and transfer of the asset is expected to be completed within one year, (e) the facility is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value, and (f) actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

Typically these criteria are all met when the relevant asset is under contract, significant non-refundable deposits have been made by the potential buyer, the assets are immediately available for transfer and there are no contingencies related to the sale that may prevent the transaction from closing. In most transactions, these contingencies are not satisfied until the actual closing of the transaction; accordingly, the facility is not identified as held for sale until the closing actually occurs. However, each potential transaction is evaluated based on its separate facts and circumstances. Properties classified as held for sale are reported at the lesser of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell.

Revenue Recognition

Management has determined that all of our leases with tenants are operating leases. Rental income is recognized in accordance with the terms of the lease agreements or contracts, which generally are month-to-month.

The Company recognizes gains on disposition of properties only upon closing in accordance with the guidance on sales of real estate. Payments received from purchasers prior to closing are recorded as deposits. Profit on real estate sold is recognized using the full accrual method upon closing when the collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured and the Company is not obligated to perform significant activities after the sale. Profit may be deferred in whole or part until the sale meets the requirements of profit recognition on sales under this guidance.

Share-Based Payments

We apply the fair value method of accounting for contingently issued shares and share options issued under our equity incentive plans. Accordingly, share compensation expense is recorded ratably over the vesting period relating to such contingently issued shares and options. The Company has elected to recognize compensation expense on a straight-line method over the requisite service period.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests are the portion of equity (net assets) in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. The ownership interests in the subsidiary that are held by owners other than the parent are noncontrolling interests. In accordance with authoritative guidance issued on noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, such noncontrolling interests are reported on the consolidated balance sheets within equity/capital, separately from the Parent Company’s equity/capital. The guidance also requires that noncontrolling interests are adjusted each period so that the carrying value equals the greater of its carrying value based on the accumulation of historical cost or its redemption value. On the consolidated statements of operations, revenues, expenses and net income or loss from less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries are reported at the consolidated amounts, including both the amounts attributable to the Parent Company and noncontrolling interests. Presentation of consolidated equity/capital activity is included for both quarterly and annual financial statements, including beginning balances, activity for the period and ending balances for shareholders’ equity/capital, noncontrolling interests and total equity/capital. The Parent Company has adjusted the carrying value of its noncontrolling interests subject to redemption value and limited partnership interest of third parties to the extent applicable. Disclosure of such redemption value provisions is provided in Note 11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are recorded initially at cost, as investments in real estate entities, and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings (losses), cash contributions, less distributions and impairments. On a periodic basis, management also assesses whether there are any indicators that the fair value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate entities may be other than temporarily impaired. An investment is impaired only if the fair value of the investment, as estimated by management, is less than the carrying value of the investment and the decline is other than temporary. To the extent impairment has

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occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the fair value of the investment, as estimated by management. The determination as to whether an impairment exists requires significant management judgment about the fair value of its ownership interest. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals.

Results of Operations

The following discussion of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto. Historical results set forth in the consolidated statements of operations reflect only the existing facilities and should not be taken as indicative of future operations. The Company considers its same-store portfolio to consist of only those facilities owned and operated on a stabilized basis at the beginning and at the end of the applicable years presented. Same-store results are considered to be useful to investors in evaluating our performance because it provides information relating to changes in facility-level operating performance without taking into account the effects of acquisitions, developments or dispositions.

Acquisition and Development Activities

The comparability of the Company’s results of operations is affected by the timing of acquisition and disposition activities during the periods reported. At September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company owned 353 and 370 self-storage facilities and related assets, respectively. The following table summarizes the change in number of owned self-storage facilities from January 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011:

	2011		2010

Balance - January 1	363		367
Facilities acquired	1		—
Facilities sold	—		—
Balance - March 31	364		367
Facilities acquired	4		—
Facilities consolidated	(1	)	—
Facilities sold	—		—
Balance - June 30	367		367
Facilities acquired	4		3
Facilities sold	(18	)	—
Balance - September 30	353		370
Facilities acquired			9
Facilities sold			(16	)
Balance - December 31			363

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Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2011 to the three months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands)

										Non Same-Store				Other/
	Same-Store Property Portfolio									Properties				Eliminations						Total Portfolio
					Increase/			%																		Increase/
	2011		2010		(Decrease)			Change		2011		2010		2011			2010			2011			2010			(Decrease)			Change
REVENUES:
Rental income	$	49,003	$	47,740	$	1,263		3	%	$	4,702	$	317	$	—		$	—		$	53,705		$	48,057		$	5,648		12	%
Other property related income	4,902		4,101		801			20	%	528		206		432			345			5,862			4,652			1,210			26	%
Property management fee income	—		—		—			—		—		—		878			1,048			878			1,048			(170		)	-16	%
Total revenues	53,905		51,841		2,064			4	%	5,230		523		1,310			1,393			60,445			53,757			6,688			12	%

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Property operating expenses	19,806		20,224		(418		)	-2	%	1,985		485		3,149			2,402			24,940			23,111			1,829			8	%
NET OPERATING INCOME	34,099		31,617		2,482			8	%	3,245		38		(1,839		)	(1,009		)	35,505			30,646			4,859			16	%

Depreciation and amortization																				16,042			14,789			1,253			8	%
General and administrative																				5,476			6,597			(1,121		)	-17	%
Subtotal																				21,518			21,386			132			1	%
Operating income																				13,987			9,260			4,727			51	%

Other Income (Expense):
Interest:
Interest expense on loans																				(8,464		)	(9,648		)	(1,184		)	-12	%
Loan procurement amortization expense																				(1,093		)	(1,559		)	(466		)	-30	%
Interest income																				7			19			(12		)	-63	%
Acquisition related costs																				(374		)	(165		)	209			127	%
Equity in losses of real estate entities																				(24		)	—			24			100	%
Other																				1			(67		)	(68		)	-101	%
Total other expense																				(9,947		)	(11,420		)	1,473			-13	%

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS																				4,040			(2,160		)	6,200			287	%

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from discontinued operations																				361			1,045			(684		)	-65	%
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations																				3,527			—			3,527			100	%
Total discontinued operations																				3,888			1,045			2,843			272	%
NET INCOME (LOSS)																				7,928			(1,115		)	9,043			811	%

Revenues

Rental income increased from $48.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $53.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $5.6 million, or 12%. This increase is primarily attributable to $4.4 million of additional income from the properties acquired in 2010 and 2011 and increases in average occupancy and scheduled annual rent per square foot on the same-store portfolio which contributed $1.3 million to the increase in rental income during the third quarter 2011 as compared to the third quarter 2010.

Other property related income increased from $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $5.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $1.2 million, or 26%. This increase is primarily attributable to increased fee revenue and insurance commissions of $0.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, which includes an increase of $0.3 million related to the 2010 and 2011 acquisitions.

Property management fee income decreased to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $0.2 million. This decrease is attributable to a reduction in management fees related to the third party management business, which included 103 facilities as of September 30, 2011 and 122 facilities as of September 30, 2010.

Operating Expenses

Property operating expenses increased from $23.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $24.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $1.8 million, or 8%. This increase is primarily attributable to $2.2 million of increased expenses associated with newly acquired properties and increased expenses related to the addition of 85 management contracts in April 2010, offset by a decrease in real estate tax expense of $0.2 million related to the Company’s same-store properties.

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Depreciation and amortization increased from $14.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $16.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $1.2 million or 8%. This increase is primarily attributable to depreciation expense recognized in the 2011 period related to the 2010 and 2011 acquisitions, with no such significant expense recognized in the 2010 period.

General and administrative expenses decreased from $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 17%. This decrease is primarily related to the timing of compensation related expense.

Other Income (Expenses)

Interest expense decreased from $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 12%. Approximately $120 million of net mortgage loan repayments during the period from July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011 resulted in approximately $1.2 million of reduced interest expense during the 2011 period, as compared to the 2010 period.

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations decreased from $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $0.6 million. Income during the 2011 period relates to the sale of 18 assets during 2011. Income during the 2010 period is related to the sale of 18 assets during 2011 and 16 assets during 2010.

Gains on disposition of discontinued operations increased to $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 with no comparable gains during the 2010 period. Gains during 2011 related to the sale of 18 assets during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands)

									Non Same-Store					Other/
	Same-Store Property Portfolio								Properties					Eliminations						Total Portfolio
					Increase/		%																			Increase/
	2011		2010		(Decrease)		Change		2011		2010			2011			2010			2011			2010			(Decrease)			Change
REVENUES:
Rental income	$	144,222	$	140,490	$	3,732	3	%	$	11,207	$	(23	)	$	—		$	—		$	155,429		$	140,467		$	14,962		11	%
Other property related income	13,594		11,679		1,915		16	%	1,217		1,020			1,083			345			15,894			13,044			2,850			22	%
Property management fee income	—		—		—		—		—		—			2,634			1,682			2,634			1,682			952			57	%
Total revenues	157,816		152,169		5,647		4	%	12,424		997			3,717			2,027			173,957			155,193			18,764			12	%

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Property operating expenses	60,579		60,245		334		1	%	4,703		998			8,772			6,268			74,054			67,511			6,543			10	%
NET OPERATING INCOME	97,237		91,924		5,313		6	%	7,721		(1		)	(5,055		)	(4,241		)	99,903			87,682			12,221			14	%

Depreciation and amortization																				46,862			45,919			943			2	%
General and administrative																				18,350			19,308			(958		)	-5	%
Subtotal																				65,212			65,227			(15		)	0	%
Operating income																				34,691			22,455			12,236			54	%

Other Income (Expense):
Interest:
Interest expense on loans																				(24,596		)	(29,324		)	(4,728		)	-16	%
Loan procurement amortization expense																				(4,124		)	(4,718		)	(594		)	-13	%
Loan procurement amortization expense - early extingishment of debt																				(2,085		)	—			2,085			100	%
Interest income																				21			616			(595		)	-97	%
Acquisition related costs																				(629		)	(465		)	164			35	%
Equity in losses of real estate entities																				(24		)	—			24			100	%
Other																				(200		)	(142		)	58			41	%
Total other expense																				(31,637		)	(34,033		)	2,396			-7	%

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS																				3,054			(11,578		)	14,632			126	%

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from discontinued operations																				3,411			2,882			529			18	%
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations																				3,527			—			3,527			100	%
Total discontinued operations																				6,938			2,882			4,056			141	%
NET INCOME (LOSS)																				9,992			(8,696		)	18,688			215	%

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Revenues

Rental income increased from $140.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $155.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $15.0 million, or 11%. This increase is primarily attributable to a full period impact of the 2010 and 2011 acquisitions of $11.2 million and increases in average occupancy and scheduled annual rent per square foot on the same-store portfolio resulting in a $3.7 million increase in rental income during the 2011 period as compared to the 2010 period.

Other property related income increased from $13.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $15.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $2.9 million, or 22%. This increase is primarily attributable to increased fee revenue and insurance commissions of $2.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, which includes an increase of $1.9 million related to the same-store portfolio.

Property management fee income increased to $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $0.9 million. This increase is attributable to nine months of management fees earned during the 2011 period related to the addition of 85 management contracts in April 2010, compared to five months of similar activity during the 2010 period.

Operating Expenses

Property operating expenses increased from $67.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $74.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $6.5 million, or 10%. This increase is primarily attributable to $6.2 million of increased expenses associated with newly acquired properties and nine months of expenses in the 2011 period related to the addition of 85 management contracts in April 2010, compared to only five months of similar expenses in the 2010 period. In addition, we experienced a $0.3 million increase in same-store expenses primarily attributable to a $0.4 million increase in snow removal expense during the 2011 period as compared to the 2010 period.

Other Income (Expenses)

Interest expense decreased from $29.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $24.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $4.7 million, or 16 %. Approximately $3.7 million of the reduced interest expense related to approximately $223 million of net mortgage loan repayments during the period from January 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Interest expense also decreased as a result of lower interest rates on the Credit Facility during the 2011 period as compared to the 2010 period.

Loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt was $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, with no comparable expense during the 2010 period. This expense is related to the write-off of unamortized loan procurement costs associated with $100 million of unsecured term loans that were repaid during the year.

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations increased from $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $0.5 million. Income during the 2011 period relates to the sale of 18 assets during 2011and proceeds received in 2011 in conjunction with eminent domain proceedings on our North H Street asset initiated in 2009. Income during the 2010 period is related to the sale of 18 assets during 2011 and 16 assets during 2010.

Gains on disposition of discontinued operations increased to $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 with no comparable gains during the 2010 period. Gains during 2011 related to the sale of 18 assets during the period.

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Cash Flows

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to the nine months ended September 30, 2010

A comparison of cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			Change

Net cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	64,375		$	50,947		$	13,428
Investing activities	$	(54,633	)	$	(24,072	)	$	(30,561	)
Financing activities	$	(3,142	)	$	(106,440	)	$	103,298

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $64.4 million and $50.9 million, respectively, an increase of $13.5 million, or 27%. The increase primarily relates to increased net operating income levels of $12.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and $1.9 million of proceeds received in conjunction with eminent domain proceedings on our North H Street asset during 2009.

Cash used in investing activities increased from $24.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $54.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $30.5 million. The increase primarily relates to higher acquisition activity in the 2011 period (nine facilities for an aggregate cash outflow of $72.0 million) relative to three acquisitions during the 2010 period, a cash outflow of $15.4 million related to interest acquired in a joint venture during the 2011 period, and collections of notes receivable repayments of $20.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, offset by higher disposition activity in the 2011 period (18 facilities for an aggregate cash inflow of $42.8 million) relative to no dispositions during the 2010 period.

Cash used in financing activities decreased from $106.4 million to $3.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively, a decrease of $103.3 million. The decrease primarily relates to decreased net debt payments of $135.3 million during the 2011 period as compared to the 2010 period, offset by lower common share issuance activity in 2011 compared to 2010 (proceeds of $1.5 million and $20.4 million, respectively) and increased distributions paid to shareholders and non-controlling interests of $14.5 million during the 2011 period as compared to the 2010 period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Overview

Our cash flow from operations has historically been one of our primary sources of liquidity used to fund debt service, distributions and capital expenditures. We derive substantially all of our revenue from customers who lease space from us at our facilities. Therefore, our ability to generate cash from operations is dependent on the rents that we are able to charge and collect from our customers. We believe that the facilities in which we invest — self-storage facilities — are less sensitive than other real estate product types to current near-term economic downturns. However, prolonged economic downturns will adversely affect our cash flows from operations.

In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Parent Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, excluding capital gains, to its shareholders on an annual basis or pay federal income tax. The nature of our business, coupled with the requirement that we distribute a substantial portion of our income on an annual basis, will cause us to have substantial liquidity needs over both the short term and the long term.

Our short term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary to pay operating expenses associated with our facilities, refinancing of certain mortgage indebtedness, interest expense and scheduled principal payments on debt, expected distributions to limited partners and shareholders and recurring capital expenditures. These liquidity needs will vary from year to year, in some cases significantly. We expect recurring capital expenditures remaining in fiscal year 2011 to be approximately $2 million to $4 million. In addition, we expect capital improvements totaling approximately $10 million related to our store upgrade (“Super Store”) and

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rebranding initiatives, through June 30, 2012. Our currently scheduled principal payments on debt, including borrowings outstanding on the credit facility and unsecured term loans, are approximately $1.5 million during the remainder of 2011 and $159.5 million in 2012.

Our most restrictive debt covenants limit the amount of additional leverage we can add; however, we believe access to our credit facility, access to our “at the market” program and cash flow from operations are adequate to execute our current business plan and remain in compliance with our debt covenants.

Our liquidity needs beyond 2011 consist primarily of contractual obligations which include repayments of indebtedness at maturity, as well as potential discretionary expenditures such as (i) non-recurring capital expenditures; (ii) redevelopment of operating facilities; (iii) acquisitions of additional facilities; and (iv) development of new facilities. We will have to satisfy our needs through either additional borrowings, including borrowings under our revolving credit facility, sales of common or preferred shares and/or cash generated through facility dispositions and joint venture transactions.

Notwithstanding the discussion above, we believe that, as a publicly traded REIT, we will have access to multiple sources of capital to fund long term liquidity requirements, including the incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of additional equity. However, we cannot provide any assurance that this will be the case. Our ability to incur additional debt is dependent on a number of factors, including our degree of leverage, the value of our assets and borrowing restrictions that may be imposed by lenders. In addition, dislocations in the United States debt markets may significantly reduce the availability and increase the cost of long term debt capital, including conventional mortgage financing and commercial mortgage-backed securities financing. There can be no assurance that such capital will be readily available in the future. Our ability to access the equity capital markets is also dependent on a number of factors, including general market conditions for REITs and market perceptions about us.

Current and Expected Sources of Cash

As of September 30, 2011, we had approximately $12.5 million in available cash and cash equivalents. In addition, we had approximately $250 million of availability for borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Bank Credit Facilities

On September 29, 2010, we amended the 2009 Credit Facility. The amended credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) consists of a $200 million unsecured term loan and a $250 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The Credit Facility has a three-year term expiring on December 7, 2013, is unsecured, and borrowings on the facility incur interest on a borrowing spread determined by our leverage levels plus LIBOR. We incurred $2.5 million of costs in connection with executing this amendment, which are included as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization, on the consolidated balance sheet. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest ranging from 3.25% to 3.75% over LIBOR depending on our leverage ratio. If we receive two investment grade ratings, pricing on the Credit Facility will adjust to range from 1.90% to 3.00% over LIBOR.

On June 20, 2011, we entered into a Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”) which consisted of a $100 million term loan with a five-year maturity and a $100 million term loan with a seven-year maturity. The Term Loan Facility permits the Company to request additional advances of five-year or seven-year loans in minimum increments of $5,000,000 provided that the aggregate of such additional advances does not exceed $50,000,000. We incurred $2.1 million in connection with executing the agreement and capitalized such costs as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization on the consolidated balance sheet. Pricing on the Term Loan Facility ranges, depending on the Company’s leverage levels, from 1.90% to 2.75% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 2.05% to 2.85% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan, and each loan has no LIBOR floor. If we receive two investment grade ratings, pricing on the Term Loan Facility will adjust to range from 1.45% to 2.10% over LIBOR for the five-year loan, and from 1.60% to 2.25% over LIBOR for the seven-year loan. We incurred $2.1 million in connection with executing the agreement and capitalized such costs as a component of loan procurement costs, net of amortization on the consolidated balance sheet.

On September 30, 2011, $200 million of unsecured term loan borrowings were outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, $100 million of unsecured term loan borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facility, and $250 million was available for borrowing under the Credit Facility. We had an interest rate cap agreement as of September 30, 2011, that effectively limited the LIBOR component of the interest rate on $100 million of Credit Facility borrowings to 2.00% per annum through January 2012. In addition, we had interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2011 that fix LIBOR on both the five and seven-year term loans through their respective maturity dates. The interest rate swap agreements fix thirty day LIBOR over the terms of the five and seven-year term loans at 1.80% and 2.47%, respectively. We recognized loan procurement amortization expense - early repayment of debt of $2.1

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million related to the write-off of unamortized loan procurement costs associated with $100 million of unsecured term loans that were repaid during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

As of September 30, 2011, borrowings under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility had a weighted average interest rate of 3.90% and the effective interest rates on the five and seven-year term loans were 3.70% and 4.52%, respectively, after giving consideration to the interest rate swaps described in Note 8.

Our ability to borrow under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility is subject to our ongoing compliance with certain financial covenants which include:

· Maximum total indebtedness to total asset value of 60.0% at any time;

· Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50:1.00; and

· Minimum tangible net worth of $821,211,200 plus 75% of net proceeds from equity issuances after September 30, 2010.

Further, under the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility, we are restricted from paying distributions on our common shares that would exceed an amount equal to the greater of (i) 95% of our funds from operations, and (ii) such amount as may be necessary to maintain our REIT status.

We are currently in compliance with all of our financial covenants and anticipate being in compliance with all of our financial covenants through the terms of the Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility.

At The Market Program

On September 16, 2011, we amended our sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Sales Agent”) dated April 3, 2009 and as amended on January 26, 2011 (as amended, the “Sales Agreement”) to increase the number of common shares that the Sales Agent may sell under the Sales Agreement from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 we sold 140,000 shares under the program at an average sales price of $10.75 per share resulting in net proceeds of $1.5 million ($60.1 million of net proceeds and 8.2 million shares sold with an average sales price of $7.30 since program inception in 2009). The Company used the net proceeds to fund the acquisition of storage facilities and for general corporate purposes.

Future sales of common shares, if any, under the Sales Agreement will depend upon market conditions and other factors to be determined by the Company and may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market offerings”. We have no obligation to sell any common shares under the Sales Agreement, and may at any time suspend solicitation and offers under the Sales Agreement or terminate the Sales Agreement.

Recent Developments

On October 24, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 22 self-storage facilities from Storage Deluxe that contain an aggregate of approximately 1.6 million rentable square feet in properties located in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The aggregate purchase price for the properties is approximately $560 million. Storage Deluxe is unaffiliated with the Company and terms of the transaction were determined through arm’s-length negotiation.

In connection with the Storage Deluxe acquisition, on October 24, 2011, we received $300.0 million of combined bridge financing facilities from affiliates of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells”). Under these facilities, an affiliate of Wells has agreed to provide us with a new $100.0 million unsecured term loan facility, subject to certain conditions, including the absence of material adverse change, satisfactory due diligence, and the receipt of at least $175.0 million in equity capital. This term loan facility will mature within six months, but we will have the ability to extend the term for an additional five years. Our obligations under this term loan facility will be guaranteed by all our existing and future material subsidiaries. The other covenants, indemnification provisions and conditions precedent to borrowings under this term loan facility are substantially the same as those under our existing unsecured Credit Facility described above. The commitments under this term loan facility are available until April 30, 2012 and are subject to certain

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conditions. Also under these facilities, another affiliate of Wells has agreed to purchase, upon our request and subject to certain conditions, up to 8,000,000 shares (which number of shares will be reduced in connection with certain capital raising activities of CubeSmart and the Operating Partnership) of a new class of preferred shares of CubeSmart that, if issued, would be designated as Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and would have a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share and be issued at a price per share equal to $24.08. If CubeSmart elects to sell any such shares, the closing will occur no later than March 31, 2012. Proceeds from the sale, if any, of such shares will be used to fund directly or indirectly a portion of the purchase price for the Storage Deluxe acquisition. The obligation of the Wells affiliate to purchase such shares is subject to customary closing conditions.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

NOI

We define net operating income, which we refer to as “NOI,” as total continuing revenues less continuing property operating expenses. NOI also can be calculated by adding back to net income (loss): interest expense on loans, loan procurement amortization expense, loan procurement amortization expense — early repayment of debt, acquisition related costs, equity in losses of real estate ventures, amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, other expense, depreciation and amortization expense, general and administrative expense, and deducting from net income: income from discontinued operations, gains on disposition of discontinued operations, other income, and interest income. NOI is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP.

We use NOI as a measure of operating performance at each of our facilities, and for all of our facilities in the aggregate. NOI should not be considered as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income statement or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We believe NOI is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because:

· It is one of the primary measures used by our management and our facility managers to evaluate the economic productivity of our facilities, including our ability to lease our facilities, increase pricing and occupancy, and control our property operating expenses;

· It is widely used in the real estate industry and the self-storage industry to measure the performance and value of real estate assets without regard to various items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of operating performance, such as depreciation and amortization expense, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets; and

· It helps our investors to meaningfully compare the results of our operating performance from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense on our outstanding indebtedness) and depreciation of our basis in our assets from our operating results.

There are material limitations to using a measure such as NOI, including the difficulty associated with comparing results among more than one Company and the inability to analyze certain significant items, including depreciation and interest expense, that directly affect our net income. We compensate for these limitations by considering the economic effect of the excluded expense items independently as well as in connection with our analysis of net income. NOI should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, such as total revenues, operating income and net income.

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FFO

Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” by adjusting net income (computed in accordance with GAAP, including non-recurring items) for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, real estate related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. The use of FFO, combined with the required primary GAAP presentations, has been fundamentally beneficial in improving the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and making comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing our comparative operating and financial performance because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies. Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently.

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and is not a measure of liquidity or an indicator of our ability to make cash distributions. We believe that to further understand our performance, FFO should be compared with our reported net income and considered in addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income to FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30,							Nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2010				2011				2010

*Net income (loss)*	$	7,928		$	(1,115		)	$		9,992		$	(8,696	)

Add (deduct):
Real estate depreciation and amortization	15,639			15,239				46,426				47,159
Gains on sale of real estate	(3,527		)	—				(3,527			)	—
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries’ share of FFO	(1,198		)	(1,003			)	(3,353			)	(2,958		)

*FFO*	$	18,842		$		13,121		$	49,538			$	35,505

Weighted-average diluted shares and units outstanding	105,013			99,620				104,997				99,005

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments depend upon prevailing interest rates.

Market Risk

Our investment policy relating to cash and cash equivalents is to preserve principal and liquidity while maximizing the return through investment of available funds.

Effect of Changes in Interest Rates on our Outstanding Debt

The analysis below presents the sensitivity of the market value of our financial instruments to selected changes in market rates. The range of changes chosen reflects our view of changes which are reasonably possible over a one-year period. Market values are the present value of projected future cash flows based on the market rates chosen.

Our financial instruments consist of both fixed and variable rate debt. As of September 30, 2011, our consolidated debt consisted of $346.0 million in fixed rate loans payable and $300 million in variable rate unsecured term loans. All financial instruments were entered into for other than trading purposes and the net market value of these financial instruments is referred to as the net financial position. Changes in interest rates have different impacts on the fixed and variable rate portions of our debt portfolio. A change in interest rates on the fixed portion of the debt portfolio impacts the net financial instrument position, but has no impact on interest incurred or cash flows. A change in interest rates on the variable portion of the debt portfolio impacts the interest incurred and cash flows, but does not impact the net financial instrument position.

If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt increase by 1%, the increase in annual interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $3.0 million a year. If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt decrease by 1%, the decrease in interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase future earnings and cash flows by approximately $3.0 million a year.

If market rates of interest increase by 1%, the fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate mortgage debt would decrease by approximately $7.0 million. If market rates of interest decrease by 1%, the fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate mortgage debt would increase by approximately $7.2 million.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Controls and Procedures (Parent Company)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Parent Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, the Parent Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Parent Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Based on that evaluation, the Parent Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Parent Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Parent Company in reports that it files or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Parent Company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chide financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Parent Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

Controls and Procedures (Operating Partnership)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Operating Partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Based on that evaluation, the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Operating Partnership in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Operating Partnership’s management, including the Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table provides information about repurchases of the Parent Company’s common shares during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011:

	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)

July 1 — July 31	—	$	—	N/A	3,000,000
August 1 — August 31	3,858	10.40		N/A	3,000,000
September 1 — September 30	144	9.90		N/A	3,000,000

Total	4,002	$	10.38	N/A	3,000,000

(1) Represents common shares withheld by the Parent Company upon the vesting of restricted shares to cover employee tax obligations.

(2) On September 27, 2007, the Parent Company announced that the Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program for up to 3.0 million of the Parent Company’s outstanding common shares. Unless terminated earlier by resolution of the Board of Trustees, the program will expire when the number of authorized shares has been repurchased. The Parent Company has made no repurchases under this program.

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

We refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2011 (the “Prior Form 8-K”). As indicated in Item 1.01 of the Prior Form 8-K, on October 24, 2011 CubeSmart, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), the operating partnership through which CubeSmart, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“CubeSmart” or the “Company” and together with the Operating Partnership, “we”), owns all of its assets and conducts its operations, entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a portfolio of 22 open and operating self-storage facilities from Storage Deluxe that contain an aggregate of approximately 1.6 million rentable square feet, including a recently opened 50,000 square foot property located in Bronx, NY (the “Storage Deluxe Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price for all the properties in the Storage Deluxe Acquisition is approximately $560 million, comprised of approximately $472 million payable in cash and the assumption of approximately $88 million of existing fixed-rate debt.

On November 3, 2011, the Operating Partnership completed the acquisition of 16 unencumbered properties with a purchase price of approximately $357.3 million, which was paid in cash using approximately $269.9 million in net proceeds from the Company’s recently completed public offerings of common and preferred shares that had been contributed to the Operating Partnership and borrowings of approximately $93 million under the revolving portion of our existing unsecured credit facility. In addition, approximately $36 million of the $45 million which had been deposited in escrow as earnest money in the Storage Deluxe Acquisition were released from escrow and applied towards payment of the $357.3 million purchase price. As indicated in the Prior Form 8-K, we anticipate closing on the purchase of the remaining properties with a purchase price of approximately $202.7 million, including the assumption of $88 million of secured fixed-rate debt, immediately following completion of the loan assumption process which, as we indicated in the Prior Form 8-K, we expect to occur during the first quarter of 2012, except that closing under two of these remaining properties may be further extended in order to secure certain third party consents. We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to complete the acquisition of these remaining properties as anticipated or at all.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description

3.1		Articles of Amendment of Declaration of Trust of CubeSmart, dated September 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CubeSmart’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2011.

3.2		Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of CubeSmart, effective September 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to CubeSmart’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2011.

3.3		Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Limited Partnership of CubeSmart, L.P., dated September 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to CubeSmart’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2011.

3.4		Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CubeSmart, L.P., dated September 14, 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to CubeSmart’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2011.

4.1		Indenture dated as of September 16, 2011 among CubeSmart, L.P., CubeSmart and U.S. Bank National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to CubeSmart’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, file no. 333-176885, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2011.

10.1		Amendment No. 2 to the Sales Agreement, dated September 16, 2011, among CubeSmart, CubeSmart, L.P. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CubeSmart’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 16, 2011.

12.1		Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart. (filed here with)

12.2		Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart L.P.. (filed here with)

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

31.3		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

31.4		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished here with)

32.2		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished here with)

101		The following CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P. financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. (filed herewith)

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SIGNATURES OF REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	CUBESMART
	(Registrant)


Date: November 7, 2011	By:	/s/ Dean Jernigan
	Dean Jernigan, Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: November 7, 2011	By:	/s/ Timothy M. Martin
	Timothy M. Martin, Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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SIGNATURES OF REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	CUBESMART, L.P.
	(Registrant)


Date: November 7, 2011	By:	/s/ Dean Jernigan
	Dean Jernigan, Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)


Date: November 7, 2011	By:	/s/ Timothy M. Martin
	Timothy M. Martin, Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description

12.1		Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart.

12.2		Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of CubeSmart L.P..

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.3		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.4		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., as required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CubeSmart, L.P., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101		The following CubeSmart and CubeSmart, L.P. financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.