UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~washington,~~ d.c. 20549 FORM 8-K current report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 July 21, 2016

~~Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) SOVRAN SELF STORAGE~~WASHINGTON, ~~INC~~D.C. 20549

FORM

~~SOVRAN ACQUISITION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)~~8-K

Maryland (Sovran Self Storage, Inc.)	1-13820	16-1194043
Delaware (Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership)	0-24071	16-1481551
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

CURRENT REPORT

~~6467~~Pursuant ~~Main~~to ~~Street Williamsville,~~Section 13 ~~New~~or ~~York 14221~~ 15(~~Address of Principal Executive Offices~~d) ~~(716)~~ ~~633-1850 (Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)~~

~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation~~ of the ~~registrants~~Securities ~~under~~Exchange ~~any~~Act of ~~the~~1934 ~~following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):~~

~~[ ] Written~~January ~~Communication~~2, ~~pursuant~~2023 ~~to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~

~~[ ] Soliciting~~Date ~~material~~of ~~pursuant~~Report to(Date ~~Rule~~of ~~14a-12~~Earliest ~~under~~Event ~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12~~Reported)

~~[ ] Pre-commencement~~LIFE ~~communications~~STORAGE, ~~pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~INC.~~14d-2(b))~~

~~[ ] Pre-commencement~~LIFE ~~communications~~STORAGE ~~pursuant~~LP ~~to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~

~~Item~~(Exact ~~1.01~~Name ~~Entry~~of ~~into~~Registrant aas ~~Material~~Specified ~~Definitive~~in ~~Agreement.~~Its Charter)

On July 21, 2016, Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (the "Company") and Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership") entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the "Note Purchase Agreement") with various purchasers (the "Purchasers"). Under the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Operating Partnership sold to the Purchasers $200,000,000 principal amount of 3.67% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series F, due July 21, 2028 (the "Series F Notes"). The Series F Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.67%, which interest is payable in January and July of each year until maturity. The entire principal amount of the Series F Notes is due and payable on July 21, 2028. The Note Purchase Agreement requires the Company and the Operating Partnership to comply with certain financial ratios and other covenants that are set forth therein.


Maryland	1-13820	16-1194043
(Life Storage, Inc.)

Delaware	0-24071	16-1481551
(Life Storage LP)
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

~~The~~6467 ~~Note~~Main ~~Purchase~~Street Agreement contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, cross defaults with certain other indebtedness, breaches of covenants and bankruptcy events. In the case of an event of default, the Purchasers may, among other remedies, accelerate the payment of all obligations.

~~The~~Williamsville, ~~proceeds~~New ~~from~~York ~~the~~14221 ~~issuance of the Series F Notes are being used by the Company and the Partnership to repay a portion of its outstanding line of credit.~~

~~The~~(Address ~~above summary~~ of ~~the~~Principal ~~Note~~Executive ~~Purchase~~Offices) Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note Purchase Agreement. A copy of the Note Purchase Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(716)

~~Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off~~633-~~Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.~~1850

~~The~~(Registrants’ ~~information~~Telephone ~~provided~~Number, inIncluding ~~Item~~Area ~~1.01 is~~Code) ~~incorporated by reference into this item.~~

Check the appropriate box below if the Form

~~Item~~ 8~~.01 Other Events.~~-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (

~~On July 25, 2016, the Company issued a press release concerning the matters disclosed in this report. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.~~see

General Instruction A.2. below):

~~Item~~☐ ~~9.01~~Written ~~Financial~~Communication ~~Statements~~pursuant ~~and~~to ~~Exhibits~~Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~(d) The~~☐ ~~following~~Soliciting ~~exhibits~~material ~~are~~pursuant ~~filed~~to ~~herewith:~~Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 21, 2016 among Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership and the institutions named in Schedule A thereto as purchasers.
99.1	Press Release dated July 25, 2016.

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Life Storage, Inc.:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	LSI	New York Stock Exchange

Life Storage LP:


Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or

Rule 12b-2 of

the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (§240.12b-2 of

this chapter).

Life Storage, Inc.:

Emerging growth company ☐

Life Storage LP:

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Life Storage, Inc. ☐

Life Storage LP ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the close of business on January 2, 2023, Alexander Gress formally succeeded Andrew J. Gregoire as Chief Financial Officer of Life Storage, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Gregoire’s previously announced retirement with the Company became effective at the close of business on January 2, 2023. Mr. Gress, age 49, has served as Vice President, Finance, Corporate Planning, and Investor Relations of the Company since October 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gress served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Hamister Group, LLC, a privately held real estate investment platform, and as a General Partner of Meritas Equity Partners, a private equity firm, from February 2020 through October 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Gress served in executive management and leadership positions for national and international banking institutions, as well as venture capital platforms, for over 20 years including JPMorgan Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Ltd. in London. Mr. Gress started his career at Price Waterhouse LLP in New York City in 1995.

In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Gress entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with the Company. Pursuant to such employment agreement, Mr. Gress will have an annual salary of $375,000. The employment agreement also provides for severance payments in the event Mr. Gress is terminated without cause by the Company or for good reason by Mr. Gress and includes other terms generally consistent with the existing employment agreements for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The employment agreement is included herein as Exhibit 10.1, which exhibit is incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and among Life Storage, Inc., Life Storage LP and Alexander Gress, dated January 2, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrants have duly caused this Report to be signed on ~~its~~their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 26, 2016	SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC. By /s/Andrew J. Gregoire Name: Andrew J. Gregoire Title: Chief Financial Officer
		LIFE STORAGE, INC.
Date: July 26, 2016	SOVRAN ACQUISITION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: SOVRAN HOLDINGS, INC., as General Partner By /s/Andrew J. Gregoire Name: Andrew J. Gregoire Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 3, 2023
		By	/s/ Joseph V. Saffire
			Name: Joseph V. Saffire
			Title: Chief Executive Officer
		LIFE STORAGE LP
Date: January 3, 2023		By: LIFE STORAGE HOLDINGS, INC., as General Partner
		By	/s/ Joseph V. Saffire
			Name: Joseph V. Saffire
			Title: Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 21, 2016 among Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership and the institutions named in Schedule A thereto as purchasers.
99.1	Press Release dated July 25, 2016.

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