National Storage Affiliates Trust Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisitions

The Company acquired 57 self storage properties and an expansion project adjacent to an existing property with an estimated fair value of $356.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2018 and 65 self storage properties with an estimated fair value of $426.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2017. Of these acquisitions, during the year ended December 31, 2018, four self storage properties and the expansion project adjacent to an existing property with an estimated fair value of $23.1 million were acquired by the Company from its PROs and during the year ended December 31, 2017, 10 self storage properties with an estimated fair value of $73.2 million were acquired by the Company from its PROs.

The self storage property acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions and accordingly, during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, $1.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of transaction costs related to the acquisitions were capitalized as part of the basis of the acquired properties. The Company recognized the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities on the respective dates of such acquisitions. The Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to identifiable intangible assets consisting of customer in-place leases which were recorded at estimated fair values of $9.1 million and $10.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, resulting in a total fair value of $347.5 million and $416.3 million allocated to real estate during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The following table summarizes, by calendar quarter, the investments in self storage property acquisitions completed by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):



Acquisitions closed during the Three Months Ended:		Summary of Investment
	Number of Properties	Cash and Acquisition Costs		Value of OP Equity⁽¹⁾		Liabilities Assumed				Total
	Number of Properties	Cash and Acquisition Costs		Value of OP Equity⁽¹⁾		Mortgages⁽²⁾		Other		Total
March 31, 2018	25	$	105,135	$	22,403	$	7,581	$	670	$	135,789
June 30, 2018	12	62,470		—		—		467		62,937
September 30, 2018	13	102,012		3,660		—		856		106,528
December 31, 2018	7	49,221		2,000		—		174		51,395
Total	57	$	318,838	$	28,063	$	7,581	$	2,167	$	356,649

March 31, 2017	5	$	26,780	$	4,964	$	—	$	183	$	31,927
June 30, 2017	10	60,672		8,931		—		387		69,990
September 30, 2017	19	122,742		267		—		826		123,835
December 31, 2017	31	181,809		17,019		—		2,220		201,048
Total	65	$	392,003	$	31,181	$	—	$	3,616	$	426,800


⁽¹⁾	^{Value of OP equity represents the fair value of Series A-1 preferred units, OP units, subordinated performance units, and LTIP units.}


⁽²⁾	^{Includes fair value of debt adjustment for assumed mortgages of approximately}^{$0.2 million}^{during the}^year^{ended December 31,}²⁰¹⁸^.

The results of operations for these self storage acquisitions are included in the Company's statements of operations beginning on the respective closing date for each acquisition. The accompanying statements of operations includes aggregate revenue of $21.9 million and operating income of $2.5 million related to the 57 self storage properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the accompanying statements of operations includes aggregate revenue of $15.5 million and operating income of $0.5 million related to the 65 self storage properties acquired during such period.

Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold to unrelated third parties two self storage properties, one of which was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2017. The gross sales price was $5.5 million and the Company recognized $0.4 million of gains on the sale.

In December 2017, the Company sold to an unrelated third party three self storage properties and excess land parcels adjacent to its self storage properties. The gross sales price was $17.8 million and the Company recognized $5.7 million of gain on sales.