Edgar Filing: U-Store-It Trust

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

AMSDELL BARRY L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
U-Store-It Trust [YSI]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O U-STORE-IT TRUST, 6745 ENGLE ROAD, SUITE 300

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/18/2005

(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44130

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Limited Partnership Units of U-Store-It, L.P.

⁽¹⁾

03/18/2005

J⁽²⁾

293,197

03/18/2006

⁽³⁾

Common Shares

293,197

⁽²⁾

495,045

By Rising Tide Development, LLC ⁽⁴⁾

Limited Partnership Units of U-Store-It, L.P.

⁽¹⁾

10/27/2005

⁽³⁾

Common Shares

337,756

By Amsdell Holdings I, Inc. ⁽⁴⁾

Limited Partnership Units of U-Store-It, L.P.

⁽¹⁾

10/27/2005

⁽³⁾

Common Shares

187,249

By Amsdell & Amsdell ⁽⁴⁾

Limited Partnership Units of U-Store-It, L.P.

⁽¹⁾

10/27/2005

⁽³⁾

Common Shares

604,510

By trust ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AMSDELL BARRY L C/O U-STORE-IT TRUST 6745 ENGLE ROAD, SUITE 300 CLEVELAND, OH 44130	X

Signatures

/s/ Nick Katzakis, Attorney-in-Fact		04/05/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Units of U-Store-It, L.P. are redeemable for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock or, at the election of the Issuer, cash equal to the fair market value of such shares.
(2)	On March 18, 2005, in connection with U-Store-It, L.P.'s (the Issuer's operating partnership) exercise, pursuant to an option agreement dated as of October 27, 2004, of its option to purchase the Orlando II, FL and the Boyton Beach II, FL facilities from Rising Tide Development, LLC, a company owned indirectly by the reporting person, U-Store-It, L.P. issued Class A units of limited partnership interest to Rising Tide Development, LLC. The average closing price of the Issuer's common shares for the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the closing date of the purchase of the option facilites ($17.17) was used to determine the number of securities issued.
(3)	These limited partnership units have no expiration date.
(4)	The reporting person has a 50% pecuniary interest in the units owned by Rising Tide Development, LLC, Amsdell Holdings I, Inc., Amsdell & Amsdell general partnership and the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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