Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: U-Store-It Trust (Note: Request metadata listed "Cubesmart," but the filing text identifies the registrant as U-Store-It Trust).
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report).
Reporting Period: Quarter ended June 30, 2009.
Report Date: August 7, 2009 (Event date: August 6, 2009).
Context: The filing announces the release of financial results for the second quarter of 2009 and provides an updated investor presentation.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided text is a cover report (Form 8-K) and does not contain specific numerical data for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity.
Revenue, Profit, Cash Flow, Margins, Debt, Liquidity: The filing text does not provide a clear value for these metrics. The actual figures are contained in the attached "Earnings Press Release" (Exhibit 99.1), which is referenced but not included in the input text.
Material Changes
The filing text does not detail specific material changes versus the prior comparable period. It only confirms that results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, have been announced.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Forward-Looking Statements: The company notes that the attached exhibits (99.1 and 99.2) may contain forward-looking statements based on management's views and assumptions.
Risks: The filing explicitly states that actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors causing such differences are referenced as being contained in the company's other SEC filings.
Regulation FD: An updated investor presentation is furnished under Regulation FD disclosure rules.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific revenue and net income figures in the attached Exhibit 99.1 (Earnings Press Release), as they are not present in the 8-K text.
- Confirm the company identity: The filing is for U-Store-It Trust, not Cubesmart (as noted in the request metadata).
- Review the "forward-looking statements" disclaimer in the exhibits to understand the assumptions behind any guidance.
- Check the updated investor presentation (Exhibit 99.2) for strategic outlooks not detailed in the press release.