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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001225208-11-003760.txt : 20110125
<SEC-HEADER>0001225208-11-003760.hdr.sgml : 20110125
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110125170205
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-11-003760
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110125

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			U-Store-It Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001298675
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				201024732
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 PUBLIC SQUARE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2800
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44113
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(216) 274-1340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 PUBLIC SQUARE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2800
		CITY:			CLEVELAND
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44113

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIEFENDERFER WILLIAM M III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086476

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32324
		FILM NUMBER:		11547040

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SLM CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		12061 BLUEMONT WAY
		CITY:			RESTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			20190
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>460 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 3000</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WAYNE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19087</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These common shares were acquired through dividend reinvestment under the U-Store-It Trust Deferred Trustees Plan, dated May 31, 2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These common shares represent restricted shares issued under the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and are subject to risk of forfeiture.  The common shares vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2012</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These phantom shares were acquired through reinvestment of dividend equivalents under the U-Store-It Trust Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated January 1, 2007, and are payable in cash on a one-for-one basis after the reporting person ceases to serve as a trustee of the Company.  The reporting person may elect to transfer these phantom shares at any time by reallocating his deemed investment option to another investment alternative, and such transfer will be effected on the first business day of the calendar quarter following the election.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Douglas J. Tyrell, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-01-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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