Strategic acquisition of 3rd largest self-storage platform in Canada expected to create long-term internal and external growth opportunities
Transaction valued at $1.2 billion and primarily funded with Public Storage Operating Partnership Units ("OPUs")
Acquisition to provide attractive going-in NOI yield in the high-5’s, significant operational upside on 83% occupied portfolio, and double-digit IRR potential
Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) ("Public Storage" or the "Company"), the largest owner of self-storage facilities, today announced that its operating partnership, Public Storage OP, L.P. ("Public Storage OP"), and Public Storage Operating Company ("PSOC") have entered into an agreement to acquire Public Storage Canada ("PS Canada") in a transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion USD ($1.67 billion CAD). The PS Canada platform was built by industry visionary and Public Storage founder Wayne Hughes and has been independently owned and operated by the Hughes family under the Public Storage® brand for decades. The acquisition is expected to expand Public Storage’s platform in major Canadian markets with long-term growth driven by high household incomes, strong relative population growth, and low supply per capita compared to the U.S.
Under the terms of the transaction, PSOC will pay consideration worth approximately $1.2 billion at closing, consisting of approximately $889 million of Public Storage OP units (2.76 million OPUs, valuing each such unit at $321.98 per unit) and approximately $310 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction will also include an opportunity for the sellers to receive earn-out consideration of up to $288 million in Public Storage OP units priced at $375 per unit, contingent on the achievement of certain NOI performance targets. All values are represented in USD. The transaction was entered into with Tamara Hughes Gustavson and family pursuant to the Company’s existing Right-of-First-Offer ("ROFO") and Right-of-First-Refusal ("ROFR"), providing attractive pricing due to off-market purchase.
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