Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company’s charter provides that it can issue up to 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of December 31, 2023, 211,278,803 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.

All holders of the Company's common stock are entitled to receive dividends and to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The transfer agent and registrar for the Company’s common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold no shares of common stock.

On July 20, 2023, the Company issued 76,217,359 shares of its common stock for a total value of $11,353,338. This was based on an exchange ratio of 0.895 per share conversion of Life Storage common stock at the Company's closing share price on July 19, 2023 of $148.96 as part of the Life Storage Merger.

On January 7, 2022, the Company issued 186,766 shares of its common stock to acquire two stores for $40,965.

On August 9, 2021, the Company filed its $800,000 "at the market" equity program with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, and entered into separate equity distribution agreements with ten sales agents. No shares have been sold under the current "at the market" equity program. From January 1, 2021, through August 8, 2021, the Company sold 585,685 shares of common stock under its prior "at the market" equity program at an average sales price of $115.90 per share resulting in net proceeds of 66,617.

On March 23, 2021, the Company sold 1,600,000 shares of its common stock in a registered offering structured as a bought deal at a price of $129.13 per share resulting in net proceeds of 206,572.

On November 13, 2023, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing for the repurchase of shares with an aggregate value up to $500,000. During the year ended December 31, 2023, no shares were repurchased. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had remaining authorization to repurchase shares with an aggregate value up to $500,000.