UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

x                                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

OR

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: 001-32269

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

 

20-1076777

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 562-5556

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

 

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value

 

New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

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. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment of this Form 10-K. Yes o No x

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

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $752,502,827 based upon the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2006, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently compeleted second fiscal quarter. This calculation does not reflect a determination that persons whose shares are excluded from the computation are affiliates for any other purpose.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of February 15, 2007 was 64,242,922.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be issued in connection with the registrant’s annual stockholders’ meeting to be held in 2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 




Explanatory Note

This Amendment to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 is being filed to include the Extra Space Storage Non-Employee Director Plan as Exhibit 10.22 and the Employment Agreement, dated July 26, 2006, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. and Karl Haas as Exhibit 10.28.




PART IV

Item 15.                 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)           Documents filed as part of this report:

(1) and (2). All Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules filed as part of this Annual Report on 10-K are included in Item 8—”Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on 10-K and reference is made thereto.

(3)   The following documents are filed or incorporated by references as exhibits to this report:

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

2.1

 

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 5, 2005 by and among Security Capital Self Storage Incorporated, as seller and Extra Space Storage LLC, PRISA Self Storage LLC, PRISA II Self Storage LLC, PRISA III Self Storage LLC, VRS Self Storage LLC, WCOT Self Storage LLC and Extra Space Storage LP, as purchaser parties and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 of Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2005).

 

 

3.1

 

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Extra Space Storage Inc.(1)

 

 

3.2

 

 

Bylaws of Extra Space Storage Inc.(1)

 

 

3.3

 

 

Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Extra Space Storage LP.(1)

 

 

3.4

 

 

Declaration of Trust of ESS Holdings Business Trust I.(1)

 

 

3.5

 

 

Declaration of Trust of ESS Holdings Business Trust II.(1)

 

 

4.1

 

 

Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of July 27, 2005, between Extra Space Storage LP and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2005).

 

 

4.2

 

 

Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2005, among Extra Space Storage LP, as depositor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as property trustee, Chase Bank USA, National Association, as Delaware trustee, the Administrative Trustees named therein and the holders of undivided beneficial interest in the assets of ESS Statutory Trust III (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2005).

 

 

4.3

 

 

Form of Junior Subordinated Note—included in Exhibit 4.1 hereto (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2005).

 

 

4.4

 

 

Form of Trust Preferred Security Certificate—included in Exhibit 4.2 hereto (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2005).

 

 

10.1

 

 

Registration Rights Agreement, by and among Extra Space Storage Inc. and the parties listed on Schedule I thereto.(1)

 

 

10.2

 

 

License between Centershift Inc. and Extra Space Storage LP.(1)

 

 

10.3

 

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004, by and between General Electric Capital Corporation and Extra Space Properties Eight LLC.(1)

 

 

10.4

 

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004, by and between General Electric Capital Corporation and Extra Space Properties Three LLC.(1)

 

 

10.5

 

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2004, by and between General Electric Capital Corporation and Extra Space of New Jersey, L.L.C.(1)

 

 

10.6

 

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2004, by and between Extra Space of Northborough LLC, Extra Space of Whittier LLC, Extra Space of Stockton LLC, Extra Space of Weymouth LLC, and Extra Space of Lynn LLC, and Bank of America, N.A.(1)

 

 

10.7

 

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2004, by and between Extra Space Properties Ten LLC and Bank of America, N.A.(1)

 

 

10.8

 

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2004, by and between Extra Space of Raynham LLC, Extra Space of Doylestown LLC, Extra Space of Glen Rock LLC, Extra Space of Fontana One LLC, and Extra Space of Merrimack LLC, and Bank of America, N.A.(1)

 




 

10.9

 

 

2004 Long-Term Compensation Incentive Plan.(1)

 

 

10.10

 

 

Extra Space Storage Performance Bonus Plan.(1)

 

 

10.11

 

 

Employment Agreement, dated July 27, 2004, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. and Kenneth M. Woolley.(1)

 

 

10.12

 

 

Employment Agreement, dated July 27, 2004, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. and Kent W. Christensen.(1)

 

 

10.13

 

 

Employment Agreement, dated July 27, 2004, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. and Charles L. Allen.(1)

 

 

10.14

 

 

Form of 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan Option Award Agreement for Employees with employment agreements. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 of Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005).

 

 

10.15

 

 

Form of 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan Option Award Agreement for employees without employment agreements. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 of Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005).

 

 

10.16

 

 

Form of 2004 Non-Employee Directors Share Plan Option Award Agreement for Directors. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 of Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005).

 

 

10.17

 

 

Joint Venture Agreement, dated June 1, 2004, by and between Extra Space Storage LLC and Prudential Financial, Inc.(1)

 

 

10.18

 

 

Purchase Agreement, by and between Extra Space Storage LLC and Fidelity Management Trust Company.(1)

 

 

10.19

 

 

Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated April 27, 2004, by and between Extra Space Storage LLC and Strategic Performance Fund-II, Inc.(1)

 

 

10.20

 

 

Promissory Note dated April 28, 2004 from Extra Space Storage payable to Strategic Performance Fund-II, Inc.(1)

 

 

10.21

 

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement, by and between Extra Space Storage LLC and Extra Space West One LLC.(1)

 

 

10.22

 

 

Extra Space Storage Non-Employee Director Plan.

 

 

10.23

 

 

Purchase Agreement, dated June 20, 2005, among Extra Space Storage Inc. and the investors named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2005).

 

 

10.24

 

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 20, 2005, among Extra Space Storage Inc. and the investors named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2005).

 

 

10.25

 

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2005, among Extra Space Storage LP, ESS Statutory Trust III and the Purchaser named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2005).

 

 

10.26

 

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2005, among Extra Space Storage LP, ESS Statutory Trust III and the Purchaser named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2005).

 

 

10.27

 

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2006 between Extra Space Storage LLC (Purchaser) and various limited partnerships affiliated with AAAAA Rent-A-Space (collectively, Sellers) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 of Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2007).

 

 

10.28

 

 

Employment Agreement, dated July 26, 2006, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. and Karl Haas.

 

 

14.0

 

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005).

 

 

16.1

 

 

PWC’s letter to the SEC on the Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 16.1 of Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2005).

 

 

21.1

 

 

Subsidiaries of the Company(1)

 




 

23.1

 

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2007)

 

 

23.2

 

 

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2007)

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

31.2

 

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32.1

 

 

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

 


(1)          Incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-115436 dated August 11, 2004).




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Date: March 20, 2007

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kenneth M. Woolley

 

 

Kenneth M. Woolley

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 



Exhibit 10.22

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
2004 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ SHARE PLAN

1.        Purpose. The purpose of this 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Share Plan (the “Plan”) of Extra Space Storage Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing a means to attract and retain highly qualified persons to serve as non-employee directors of the Company and to promote ownership by such directors of a greater proprietary interest in the Company, thereby aligning such directors’ interests more closely with the interests of shareholders of the Company.

2.        Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in the Plan, the following are defined terms under the Plan:

(a) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. References to any provision of the Code include regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations thereto.

(b) For purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control” shall have occurred if:

(i)       any “person,” including a “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding (A) the Company, (B) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, (C) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any entity described in clause (B), (D) with respect to any particular Participant, the Participant and any “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of which the Participant is a member), (E) Kenneth M. Woolley, his affiliates, associates and people acting in concert with any of the foregoing and (F) Spencer F. Kirk, his affiliates, associates and people acting in concert with any of the foregoing, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of either (1) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities or (2) the then outstanding Shares (in either such case other than as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company); provided however, that, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred upon an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock under the Securities Act; or

(ii)      any consolidation or merger of the Company where the shareholders of the Company, immediately prior to the consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger, beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate 50% or more of the combined voting power of the securities of the corporation issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or merger (or of its ultimate parent corporation, if any); or

(iii)     there shall occur (A) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by “persons” (as defined above) in substantially the same proportion as their




 

ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or (B) the approval by shareholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(iv)     the members of the Board at the beginning of any consecutive 24-calendar-month period (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason other than due to death to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided that any director whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board then still in office who were members of the Board at the beginning of such 24-calendar-month period, shall be deemed to be an incumbent Director.

(c) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. References to any provision of the Exchange Act include the rules promulgated thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

(d) “Fair Market Value” “ per Share as of a particular date means (i) if Shares are then listed on a national stock exchange, the closing sales price per Share on the exchange for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of Shares on such exchange, as determined by the Board, (ii) if Shares are not then listed on a national stock exchange but are then traded on an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the Shares in such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Shares in such market, as determined by the Board, or (iii) if Shares are not then listed on a national stock exchange or traded on an over-the-counter market, such value as the Board in its discretion may in good faith determine; provided that, where the Shares are so listed or traded, the Board may make such discretionary determinations where the Shares have not been traded for 10 trading days

(e) “Option” means the right, granted to a director under Section 6, to purchase a specified number of Shares at the specified exercise price for a specified period of time under the Plan. No Option shall be intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

(f) “Participant” means any person who, as a non-employee director of the Company, has been granted an Option which remain outstanding under the Plan.

(g) “Rule 16b-3” means Exchange Act Rule 16b-3 as from time to time in effect and applicable to the Plan and Participants.

(h) “Share” means a Common Share of the Company and such other securities as may be substituted for such Share or such other securities pursuant to Section 7.

3.        Shares Available Under the Plan.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7, the total number of Shares reserved and available for issuance under the Plan may not exceed 800,000. Such Shares may be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. For purposes of the Plan, Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of an Option will not be considered to be available after such Option has been granted, except for purposes of issuance in connection with such Option; provided, however, that, if an Option expires for any reason without having been exercised in full, the Shares subject to the unexercised portion of such Option will again be available for issuance under the Plan.

4.        Administration of the Plan. The Plan will he administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); provided, however, that any action by the Board relating to the Plan will be taken only if, in addition to any other required vote, such action is approved by the affirmative vote of a

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majority of the directors who are not then eligible to participate in the Plan. The Board shall have authority to (i) determine the number of Options to be credited to each Participant; and (ii) determine or impose conditions on such Options under the Plan as it may deem appropriate. The Participant shall take whatever additional actions and execute whatever additional documents the Board may in its reasonable judgment deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on the Participant pursuant to the express provisions of the Plan.

5.        Eligibility. Each director of the Company who, on any date on which an Option is to be granted under Section 6, is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company will be eligible, at such date, to  be granted an Option under Section 6. No person other than those specified in this Section 5 will be eligible to participate in the Plan.

6.        Options. Each eligible director automatically shall be entitled to receive, and shall be granted, (i) on the effective date of the initial public offering of Shares or, for any individual who is first elected or appointed to the Board after the effective date of the initial public offering of Shares, on the date such person first is elected or appointed to the Board, an Option to purchase 30,000 Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7 and (ii) as of the date of each annual meeting of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, an Option to purchase 5,000 Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.

(a) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share purchasable upon exercise of an Option will be equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the Option. The exercise price per Share purchasable upon the exercise of an Option granted before the initial public offering of the Company will be equal to 100% of the initial public offering price.

(b) Option Expiration. A Participant’s Option will expire at the earlier of (i) 10 years after the date of grant or (ii) one year after the date the Participant ceases to serve as a director of the Company for any reason.

(c) Exercisability. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, no Option may be exercised unless and until it has become exercisable in accordance with this Section 6(c). A Participant’s Option received upon initial election or appointment will become exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing at the earlier of the next anniversary of the director’s initial election or appointment and the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders; provided, however, that a Participant’s Option (granted pursuant to Section 6) will become immediately exercisable in full at the time the Participant ceases to serve as a director due to death or disability or upon a Change in Control; and provided further, that a Participant’s Option may be exercised after the Participant ceases to serve as a director for any reason other than death or disability only to the extent that the Option was exercisable at the date he or she ceased to be a director or has become exercisable pursuant to this Section 6(c) within two months after the date he or she ceased to be a director. Subject to provisions of the applicable award agreement, in the event the Participant ceases to serve as a director on account of death or disability, the Participant’s Option (whether or not otherwise exercisable) may be exercised until the earlier of (i) one year from the date the Participant ceases to serve as a director, or (ii) the date on which the term of the Option expires in accordance with Section 6(b).

(d) Method of Exercise. A Participant may exercise an Option, in whole or in part, at such time as it is exercisable and prior to its expiration, by giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company, specifying the Option to be exercised and the number of Shares to be purchased, and paying in full the exercise price in cash (including by check) or by surrender of Shares already owned by the Participant (except for Shares acquired from the Company by exercise of an Option

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or other award less than six months before the date of surrender) having a Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal in the exercise price, or by a combination of cash and Shares.

7.        Adjustment Provisions.

(a) Corporate Transactions and Events. In the event any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, share split or reverse split, extraordinary dividend (whether in the form of cash, Shares, or other property), liquidation, dissolution, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of each Participant’s rights under the Plan (which would not include a transaction in which public stockholders retain no interest in the surviving company), then an adjustment shall be made, in a manner that is proportionate to the change to the Shares and otherwise equitable, in (i) the number and kind of Shares remaining reserved and available for issuance under Section 3, (ii) the number and kind of Shares to be subject to each automatic grant of an Option under Section 6, and (iii) the number and kind of Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding Options, and/or the exercise price per Share thereof (provided that no fractional Shares will he issued upon exercise of any Option). The foregoing notwithstanding, no adjustment may be made hereunder except as will be necessary to maintain the proportionate interest of the Participant under the Plan and to preserve, without exceeding, the value of outstanding Options and potential grants of Options.

(b) Insufficient Number of Shares. If at any date an insufficient number of Shares arc available under the Plan for the automatic grant of Options will first be automatically granted proportionately to each eligible director, to the extent Shares are then available (provided that no fractional Shares will be issued with respect to such Options) and otherwise as provided under Section 6.

8.        Interpretation and Other Rules. The Board may make such rules and regulations and establish such procedures for the administration of the Plan as it deems appropriate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board may (i) interpret the Plan and any agreements under Section 10(a), with such interpretations to be conclusive and binding on all persons and otherwise accorded the maximum deference permitted by law, provided, that the Board’s interpretation shall not be entitled to deference on and after a Change in Control except to the extent that such interpretations are made exclusively by members of the Board who are individuals who served as Board members before the Change in Control; and (ii) take any other actions and make any other determinations or decisions that it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with the Plan or the administration or interpretation thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement as to the interpretation of the Plan or of any rule, regulation or procedure, or as to any question, right or obligation arising from or related to the Plan, the decision of the Board shall be final and binding upon all persons. Unless otherwise expressly provided hereunder, the Board, with respect to any grant of an Option, may exercise its discretion hereunder at the time of the grant or thereafter.

9.        Changes to the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or authority to grant Options under the Plan without the consent of shareholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration will be subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at or before the next annual meeting of shareholders for which the record date is after the date of such Board action if such shareholder approval is required by any applicable federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system as then in effect, and the Board may otherwise determine to submit other such amendments or alterations to shareholders for approval: provided however, that, without the consent of an affected Participants, no such action may materially impair the rights of such Participant with respect to any previously granted Option.

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10.      General Provisions.

(a) Agreements. Options may be evidence by agreements or other documents executed by the Company and the Participant incorporating the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, together with such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Board may from time to time approve.

(b) Compliance with Laws and Obligations. The Company will not be obligated to issue or deliver Shares in connection with any Option in a transaction subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other federal or state securities law, any requirement under any listing agreement between the Company and any stock exchange or automated quotation system, or any other law, regulation, or contractual obligation of the Company, until the Company is satisfied that such laws, regulations, and other obligations of the Company have been complied with in full. Certificates representing Shares issued under the Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be applicable under such laws, regulations, and other obligations of the Company, including any requirement that a legend or legends be placed thereon.

(c) Compliance. The obligation of the Company to provide Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board. The Board may make such changes to the Plan as may be necessary  or appropriate to comply with the rules and regulations or any government authority or to obtain tax benefits applicable to rights under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall not be required to take or permit any action under the Plan or any agreement under Section 10(a) which, in the good-faith determination of the Company, would result in a material risk of a violation by the Company of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.

(d) Limitations on Transferability. Options will not be transferable by a Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution (or to a designated beneficiary in the event of a Participant’s death), and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by such Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative; provided. however, that Options (and rights relating thereto) may be transferred to one or more trusts or other beneficiaries during the lifetime of the Participant for purposes of the Participant’s estate planning or at the Participant’s death, and such transferees may exercise rights thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof, but only if and to the extent then permitted under Rule 16b-3 and consistent with the regulation of the offer and sale of Shares related thereto on Form S-8, Form S-3, or such other registration form of the Securities and Exchange Commission as may then be filed and effective with respect to the Plan. The Company may rely upon the beneficiary designation last filed in accordance with this Section 10(d). Options may not be pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered, and shall not be subject to the claims of creditors of any Participant.

(e) Notices. All notices under the Plan shall be in writing, and if to the Company, shall be delivered to the Board or mailed to its principal office, addressed to the attention of the Board; and if to the Participant, shall be delivered personally, sent by facsimile transmission or mailed to the Participant at the address appearing in the records of the Company. Such addresses may be changed at any time by written notice to the other party given in accordance with this Section 10(e).

(f) Compliance with Rule 16b-3. It is the intent of the Company that this Plan complies in all respects with applicable provisions of Rule 16-3. Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any agreement hereunder does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 as then applicable to a

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transaction by a Participant, such provision will be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary, to conform to the applicable requirements with respect to such Participant.

(g) No Right To Continue as a Director. Nothing contained in the Plan or any agreement hereunder will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve as a director of the Company.

(h) No Shareholder Rights Conferred. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(a), nothing contained in the Plan or any agreement hereunder will confer upon any Participant (or any person or entity claiming rights by or through a Participant) any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until such Option is validly exercised in accordance with Section 6.

(i) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor any submission thereof to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other compensatory arrangements for directors as it may deem desirable.

(j) Limitation of Liability. Each member of the Board shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him by any officer or other employee of the Company or any subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan. No member of the Board, nor any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board, shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board and any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board or members thereof shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action, determination, or interpretation.

(k) Captions. The use of captions in this Plan is for convenience. The captions are not intended to provide substantive rights.

(l) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any agreement hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws (including those governing contracts) of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

11.      Effective Date and Plan Termination. The Plan will be effective if, and at such time as, the Company’s 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan has become effective, subject to its approval by the shareholders of the Company. Unless earlier terminated by action of the Board, the Plan will remain in effect until such time as no Shares remain available for issuance under the Plan and the Company and Participants have no further rights or obligations under the Plan.

As adopted by the Board:   August 10, 2004

 

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Exhibit 10.28

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made and entered into to be effective as of July 14, 2005, is by and between Extra Space Management, Inc. with its principal place of business at 2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (the “Company”), and Karl Haas, residing at the address set forth on the signature page hereof (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ the Executive, and the Executive wishes to accept such offer, on the terms set forth below:

Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.             Term.  The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts such employment, for an initial term (the “Initial Term”) commencing as of the date hereof and continuing for a three-year period, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 or Section 5; with such employment to continue for successive one-year periods in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) unless either party notifies the other party of non-renewal in writing prior to 90 days before the expiration of the Initial Term and each annual renewal, as applicable (the period during which the Executive is employed hereunder being hereinafter referred to as the “Term”).

2.             Duties.  During the Term, the Executive shall be employed by the Company as Senior Vice President, Operations of the Company, and, as such, the Executive shall faithfully perform for the Company the duties of said office and shall perform such other duties of an executive, managerial or administrative nature as shall be specified and designated from time to time by the Board (including, without limitation, the performance of duties for affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company).  The Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time




 

and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder; provided that in no event shall this sentence prohibit the Executive from performing personal and charitable activities, and any other business interests as may be approved by the Board.

3.             Compensation.

3.1           Salary.  The Company shall pay the Executive during the Term a salary at the rate of $250,000 per annum (the “Annual Salary”), in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company applicable to senior executives (or, if there is no such policy, such practices of the Company’s principal affiliates).  At least annually, the Company shall review the Executive’s Annual Salary and may provide for increases therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate, but in no event shall the Executive’s Annual Salary be reduced during the Term.

3.2           Bonus.  During the Term, in addition to the Annual Salary, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Term, the Executive shall have the opportunity to receive an annual bonus in an amount to be determined by the Company. The target bonus level for the Executive is 45% of base salary, with said target capable of being increased, but not decreased, during the Term.  At least annually, the Company shall review the Executive’s bonus and may provide for changes therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate.

3.3           Benefits - In General.  The Executive shall be permitted during the Term to participate in any group life, hospitalization or disability insurance plans, health programs, stock option plans, retirement plans, fringe benefit programs and similar benefits that may be available to other senior executives of the Company generally, on the same terms as such other executives, in each case to the extent that the Executive is eligible under the terms of such plans or programs.  Executive has been granted a Restricted Stock Award pursuant to that Agreement

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attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and stock options pursuant to the Option Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “B”

3.4           Expenses.  The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred (and, in the case of reimbursement, paid) by the Executive during the Term in the performance of the Executive’s services under this Agreement; provided that the Executive submits proof of such expenses, with the properly completed forms as prescribed from time to time by the Company, no later than 60 days after such expenses have been so incurred.

3.5           Moving Expenses.  The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all direct expenses associated with relocating, including, but not limited to,  the costs associated with the sale of Executive’s home (inclusive of the brokerage commission), packing and moving services, travel to Salt Lake City, the costs associated with the purchase of a new home (except the actual price of the home).  All reimbursements shall be in accordance with plan in effect at Storage USA before acquisition by the Company. All reimbursement costs will be “grossed-up” to compensate for any tax consequences applicable to the Executive. For purposes of “gross up” the Company shall multiply the reimbursement costs by the sum of 1.0 plus the maximum percentage marginal state plus federal tax rates (inclusive of the rates for Social Security taxes, if not yet paid for the applicable year, and Medicaid) applying to the Executive (as an example, if reimbursement costs aggregate $100,000, and the highest marginal tax rates are 35% federal, 9% state, and 1.45% for Medicaid—Social Security assumed to be paid for the year—the grossed-up reimbursement shall be $145,450).   The Company shall also pay or reimburse the Executive for the costs associated with renting an apartment (up to 3 bedrooms) and rented furnishings within

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15 miles of the Company headquarters for up to one year.  All such costs will be grossed up in the manner described above to compensate the Executive for any tax consequences.

4.             Termination upon Death or Disability.  If the Executive dies during the Term, the Term shall terminate as of the date of death, and the obligations of the Company to or with respect to the Executive shall terminate in their entirety upon such date except as otherwise provided under this Section 4.  If the Executive by virtue of ill health or other disability is unable to perform substantially and continuously the duties assigned to him for more than 180 consecutive or non-consecutive days out of any consecutive 12-month period, the Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by law, to terminate the employment of the Executive upon 90-day notice in writing to the Executive.  Upon termination of employment due to death or disability, (i) the Executive (or the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of the Executive) shall be entitled to receive any Annual Salary and other benefits earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the date of termination), and (ii) except as otherwise required under applicable law, the Executive (or, in the event of his death, his estate and beneficiaries) shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.

5.             Certain Terminations of Employment.

5.1           Termination by the Company for Cause; Termination by the Executive without Good Reason.

(a)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the Executive’s:

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(i)            commission of and indictment for, or formal admission to, a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company;

(ii)           engagement in the performance of his duties hereunder, or otherwise to the material and demonstrable detriment of the Company, in willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect, fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement;

(iii)          repeated failure to adhere to the directions of the Board, to adhere to the Company’s policies and practices or to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the Company

(iv)          willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties properly assigned to him (other than any such failure resulting from his disability) after demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company specifically identifying the manner in which the Company believes the Executive has not substantially performed such duties;

(v)           breach of any of the provisions of Section 6; or

(vi)          breach in any material respect of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and failure to cure such breach within 21 days following written notice from the Company specifying such breach;

provided that the Company shall not be permitted to terminate the Executive for Cause except on written notice given to the Executive at any time following the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (i), (ii) or (v) above and on written notice given to the Executive at any time not more than 30 days following the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (iii), (iv) or (vi) above (or, if later, the Company’s knowledge thereof).  No termination for Cause shall be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the Executive and the Executive has been provided with the opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.

(b)           The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause, and the Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason on at least 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ written notice given to the Company.  If the Company terminates the

 

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Executive for Cause, or the Executive terminates his employment and the termination by the Executive is not for Good Reason in accordance with Section 5.2 or covered by Section 5.3, (i) the Executive shall receive Annual Salary and other benefits (but, in all events, and without increasing the Executive’s rights under any other provision hereof, excluding any bonuses not yet paid) earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the termination of employment (and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the termination of employment); and (ii) except as otherwise required under applicable law, the Executive shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.

5.2           Termination by the Company without Cause; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason.

(a)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean, unless otherwise consented to by the Executive,

(i)            the material reduction of the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executive’s position or positions with the Company; Or the Executive being required to report to someone other then Kenneth M. Woolley, Kent Christensen, or Spencer Kirk.

(ii)           a reduction in Target Bonus applying to or Annual Salary of the Executive;

(iii)          the relocation of the Executive’s office to more than 100 miles from Salt Lake City, Utah; or

(iv)          the Company’s material and willful breach of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Good Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account thereof (specifying a termination date no later than 30 days from the date of such notice) is given by Executive to Company no later than 30 days after the time at which

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the event or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises and (ii) if there exists (without regard to this clause (ii)) an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have 21 days from the date notice of such a termination is given to cure such event or condition and, if the Company does so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.

(b)           During the Initial Term, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time for any reason or no reason and the Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company for Good Reason.  If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment and the termination is not covered by Section 4, 5.1 or 5.3, or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason and the termination by the Executive is not covered by Section 5.3, (i) the Executive shall receive Annual Salary and other benefits earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the termination of employment (and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the termination of employment); (ii) the Executive shall receive (A) a cash payment equal to two times the sum of (x) the Executive’s Annual Salary (as in effect on the effective date of such termination) payable no later than 30 days after such termination and (y) an amount equal to the previous Annual Bonuses received by the Executive as provided for in Section 3.2, or, in the event the Executive has not received any Annual Bonuses pursuant to Section 3.2 at the time of such termination, the Termination Bonus shall be equal to the Annual Bonus the Executive would have received under Section 3.2 if the Executive would have remained employed through the period required to be entitled to receive the Annual Bonus and satisfied all target performance objectives, payable no later than 30 days after such termination (or, if later, as soon as practicable, but in no event more than 30 days after, the amount of the Termination Bonus is known) and (B) for a period of two

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years after termination of employment such continuing health benefits (including any medical, vision or dental benefits), under the Company’s health plans and programs applicable to senior executives of the Company generally as the Executive would have received under this Agreement (and at such costs to the Executive) as would have applied in the absence of such termination (but not taking into account any post-termination increases in Annual Salary that may otherwise have occurred without regard to such termination and that may have favorably affected such benefits); and after said two-year period of continued benefits, Executive shall be entitled to participate in COBRA programs made available to separated employees; (iii) all outstanding unvested options and restricted stock held by the Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable and shall otherwise be exercisable in accordance with their terms and the Executive shall become vested in any pension or other deferred compensation other than pension or deferred compensation under a plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and (iv) except as otherwise required under applicable law, the Executive shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.

(c)           Notwithstanding clause (ii)(B) of the second sentence of Section 5.2(b), (i) nothing herein shall restrict the ability of the Company to amend or terminate the plans and programs referred to in such clause (ii)(B) from time to time in its sole discretion, and (ii) the Company shall in no event be required to provide any benefits otherwise required by such clause (ii)(B) after such time as the Executive becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or recipient of the Executive’s services (such entitlement being determined without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).

5.3           Change of Control.

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(a)           Without duplication of the foregoing, upon a “Change in Control” (as defined below) while the Executive is employed, all outstanding unvested equity-based awards (including, but not limited to, stock options and restricted stock) shall fully vest and become immediately exercisable, as applicable.  In addition, if, after a Change in Control, the Executive terminates his employment with the Company for any reason as of the one year  anniversary of the Change in Control, such termination shall be deemed a termination by the Executive for Good Reason covered by Section 5.2, provided, that the Executive provides no less than 30 days’ advance written notice to the Company.

(b)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall have the same meaning as in the Extra Space Storage Inc. 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (or any successor plan thereof).

6.             Covenants of the Executive.

6.1           Covenant Against Competition; Other Covenants.  The Executive acknowledges that (i) the principal business of the Company (which expressly includes for purposes of this Section 6 (and any related enforcement provisions hereof), its successors and assigns) is the development, acquisition, operation, management or investment in self-storage facilities (such businesses, and any and all other businesses that after the date hereof, and from time to time during the Term, become material with respect to the Company’s then-overall business, herein being collectively referred to as the “Business”); (ii) the Company is one of the limited number of persons who have developed such a business; (iii) the Company’s Business is, in part, national in scope; (iv) the Executive’s work for the Company has given and will continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary information of the Company; (v) the covenants and agreements of the Executive contained in this Section 6 are essential to the

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business and goodwill of the Company; and (vi) the Company would not have entered into this Agreement but for the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 6.  Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees that:

(a)           By and in consideration of the salary and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the severance arrangements set forth herein, and further in consideration of the Executive’s exposure to the proprietary information of the Company, the Executive covenants and agrees that (i) during such time as the Executive remains employed by the Company, he shall not engage in the Restricted Activities (as defined below) and (ii) during the period commencing on the date of termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for cause or by the Executive without Good Reason and ending two  years following the date upon which the Executive shall cease to be an employee of the Company and its affiliates, he shall not within 5 miles of any facility maintained by the Company, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in any element of the Business (other than for the Company or its affiliates) or otherwise compete with the Company or its affiliates, (ii) render any services to any person, corporation, partnership or other entity (other than the Company or its affiliates) engaged in any element of the Business, or (iii) become interested in any such person, corporation, partnership or other entity (other than the Company or its affiliates) as a partner, shareholder, principal, agent, employee, consultant or in any other relationship or capacity (such activities set forth in Clauses (A through (C) above collectively referred to as the “Restricted Activities”); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may invest in securities of any entity, solely for investment purposes and without participating in the business thereof, if (1) such securities are traded on any national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System, (2) the Executive is not a controlling

 

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person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity and (3) the Executive does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such entity. These provisions pertaining to Restricted Activities for the two year period after the executive leaves the employ of the Company shall only apply if the executive receives severance payments and benefits. They shall not apply if no such payments are made to the executive.

(b)         During and after the Restricted Period, the Executive shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence, and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in connection with the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, all confidential matters relating to the Company’s Business and the business of any of its affiliates and to the Company and any of its affiliates, learned by the Executive heretofore or hereafter directly or indirectly from the Company or any of its affiliates (the “Confidential Company Information”),  and shall not disclose such Confidential Company Information to anyone outside of the Company except with the Company’s express written consent and except for Confidential Company Information which is at the time of receipt or thereafter becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the Executive or is received from a third party not under an obligation to keep such information confidential and without breach of this Agreement.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Period” shall mean the period commencing on the first day of the Initial Term and ending one year following the date upon which the Executive shall cease to be an employee of the Company and its affiliates.  Company acknowledges that Executive is an experienced self-storage industry professional with more than 18 years of experience prior to his employment by the Company. Executive possesses knowledge and intellectual property that was acquired preceding his employment by the Company.   Therefore, should Company claim that Executive has breached this Section, it shall have the burden of conclusively proving that the Executive’s failure to maintain some aspect of the Confidential Company Information involved information that the Executive could not possibly have obtained from experiences preceding its employment by the Company.  If Company cannot prove that the standard in the preceding sentence has been achieved, Executive shall not be deemed to have breached this Section.

(c)           During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not, without the Company’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or encourage to leave the employment or other service of the Company, or any of its affiliates, any employee or independent contractor thereof or (ii) hire (on behalf of the Executive or any other person or entity) any employee or independent contractor who has left the employment or other service of

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the Company or any of its affiliates within the one-year period which follows the termination of such employee’s or independent contractor’s employment or other service with the Company and its affiliates.  From the date hereof through the end of the one-year period commencing with the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the Executive will not, whether for his own account or for the account of any other person, firm, corporation or other business organization, intentionally interfere with the Company’s or any of its affiliates’ relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company or any of its affiliates, any person who during the Term is or was a customer or client of the Company or any of its affiliates.  While the Executive’s non-compete obligations under Section 6.1(a) are in effect, except as required by law, the Executive shall not publish any statement or make any statement under circumstances reasonably likely to become public that is critical of the Company or any of its affiliates, or in any way adversely affecting or otherwise maligning the Business or reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(d)           All memoranda, notes, lists, records, property and any other tangible product and documents (and all copies thereof), whether visually perceptible, machine-readable or otherwise, made, produced or compiled by the Executive or made available to the Executive concerning the business of the Company or its affiliates, (i) shall at all times be the property of the Company (and, as applicable, any affiliates) and shall be delivered to the Company at any time upon its request, and (ii) upon the Executive’s termination of employment, shall be immediately returned to the Company (at the Company’s expense, should there be an expense).

6.2           Rights and Remedies upon Breach.

(a)           The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Section 6.1 (the “Restrictive Covenants”) would result in irreparable injury and

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damage for which money damages would not provide an adequate remedy.  Therefore, if the Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions of Section 6.1, the Company and its affiliates shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company and its affiliates under law or in equity (including, without limitation, the recovery of damages), shall have the right and remedy to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and without the need to prove damages) by any court having equity jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and permanent) against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then continuing, of such covenants.

(b)           The Executive agrees that in any action seeking specific performance or other equitable relief, he will not assert or contend that any of the provisions of this Section 6 are unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable.  The existence of any claim or cause of action by the Executive, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants.

7.             Other Provisions.

7.1           Severability.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in connection with this Agreement and (ii) the Restrictive Covenants are reasonable in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects.  If it is determined that any of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable, the

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remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions.

7.2           Duration and Scope of Covenants.  If any court or other decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Executive’s covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the duration or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.

7.3           Enforceability; Jurisdiction; Arbitration.

(a)           The Company and the Executive intend to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants set forth in Section 6 upon the courts of any jurisdiction within the geographical scope of the Restrictive Covenants.  If the courts of any one or more of such jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable by reason of breadth of scope or otherwise it is the intention of the Company and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the Company’s right, or the right of any of its affiliates, to the relief provided above in the courts of any other jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such Restrictive Covenants, as to breaches of such Restrictive Covenants in such other respective jurisdictions, such Restrictive Covenants as they relate to each jurisdiction’s being, for this purpose, severable, diverse and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to the doctrine of res judicata.  The parties hereby agree to waive any right to a trial by jury for any and all disputes hereunder (whether or not relating to the Restricted Covenants).

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(b)           Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement (other than a controversy or claim arising under Section 6, to the extent necessary for the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights and remedies referred to in Section 6.2) that is not resolved by the Executive and the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be submitted to arbitration in Salt Lake City, Utah in accordance with Utah law and the procedures of the American Arbitration Association.  The determination of the arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) and the Executive and judgment may be entered on the arbitrator(s)’ award in any court having jurisdiction.

7.4           Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed, sent by facsimile transmission or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid.  Any such notice shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed or sent by facsimile transmission or, if mailed, five days after the date of deposit in the United States mails as follows:

(i)            If to the Company, to:

Extra Space Storage Inc.

2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

Attention:  Sr. Vice-President, Human Resources

(ii)           If to the Executive, to:

Karl Haas

[at the address set forth on the signature page hereof]

 

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Any such person may by notice given in accordance with this Section 7.4 to the other parties hereto designate another address or person for receipt by such person of notices hereunder.

7.5           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

7.6           Waivers and Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.  No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power or privilege nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege.

7.7           GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

7.8           Assignment.  This Agreement, and the Executive’s rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive; any purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and void.  In the event of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the Company may assign this Agreement and its rights hereunder.

7.9           Withholding.  The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding required by law.

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7.10         No Duty to Mitigate.    Except as may be provided in Section 5.2(c)(ii), the Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any payments hereunder be subject to offset in the event the Executive does mitigate.

7.11         Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives.

7.12         Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of two copies hereof each signed by one of the parties hereto.

7.13         Survival.  Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Sections 6, 7.3 and 7.9, and the other provisions of this Section 7 (to the extent necessary to effectuate the survival of Sections 6, 7.3 and 7.9), shall survive termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder.

7.14         Existing Agreements.  The Executive represents to the Company that he is not subject or a party to any employment or consulting agreement, non-competition covenant or other agreement, covenant or understanding which might prohibit him from executing this Agreement or limit his ability to fulfill his responsibilities hereunder.

7.15         Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

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7.16         Parachutes.           If any amount payable to or other benefit receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (as defined below), alone or when added to any other amount payable or paid to or other benefit receivable or received by the Executive which is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (whether or not under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement), and would result in the imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then, in addition to any other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, the Executive shall be paid by the Company an amount in cash equal to the sum of the excise taxes payable by the Executive by reason of receiving Parachute Payments plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax position (taking into account any and all applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes at the highest applicable rates on such Parachute Payments and on any payments under this Section 7.16; at minimum this means that the payment shall be “grossed-up” as described in Section 3.5, taking into account any additional taxes that the Executive may owe due to any Parachute Payment) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with respect to Parachute Payments.  “Parachute Payment” shall mean a “parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G of the Code.  The amount of any payment under this Section 7.16 shall be computed by a certified public accounting firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive, subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.16.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7.16, if a reduction in Parachute Payments by 10% or less would cause there not to be excise taxes imposed upon the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code (as determined by the accounting firm referred to above, but subject to the last sentence of this Section 7.16), then (i) no payments shall be made to the Executive under the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.16, and (ii) the payments and

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benefits provided under this Agreement shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no excise taxes would be imposed upon the Executive. In the event that the Internal Revenue Service or a court, as applicable, finally and in a decision that has become unappealable, decides that the determinations by the accounting firm under this Section 7.16 are incorrect, then the parties shall within five business days take such corrective actions as are necessary to conform to such final decision; provided that (i) the Executive shall not initiate any proceeding or other contests regarding these matters, other than at the direction of the Company, and shall provide notice to the Company of any proceeding or other contest regarding these matters initiated by the Internal Revenue Service, and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to direct and control all such proceeding and other contests, if it commits to and does pay all costs (including without limitation legal and other professional fees) associated therewith.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this 26th day of July, 2006.

COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kenneth M. Woolley

 

 

 

 

Name:

Kenneth M. Woolley

 

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

/s/ Karl Haas

 

 

Karl Haas

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-15 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kenneth M. Woolley, certify that:

1)                 I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Extra Space Storage Inc.;

2)                 Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)                 Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4)                 The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially




 

affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5)                 The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 20, 2007

By:

/s/ Kenneth M. Woolley

 

Name:

Kenneth M. Woolley

 

Title:

Chairman of the Board  and Chief Executive Office

 



 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-15 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kent W. Christensen, certify that:

1)                 I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Extra Space Storage Inc.;

2)                 Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)                 Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4)                 The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in exchange Act rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.




 

5)                 The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 20, 2007

By:

/s/ Kent W. Christensen

 

Name:

Kent W. Christensen

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 



 

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kenneth M. Woolley, Chief Executive Officer of Extra Space Storage Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Form 10-K”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:

/s/ KENNETH M. WOOLLEY

 

Name:

Kenneth M. Woolley

Dated: March 20, 2007

Title:

Chairman of the Board  and Chief Executive Office

 

I, Kent W. Christensen, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:

/s/ KENT W. CHRISTENSEN

 

Name:

Kent W. Christensen

Dated: March 20, 2007

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer