Filed Pursuant to Rule
424(b)(5)
Registration
Statement No. 333-268891
Prospectus
Supplement to Prospectus dated December 20, 2022
Up to
$8,375,000

Fixed Rate
Secured Notes Series UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M, 05M, 06M,
07M, 08M, 09M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M, 18M, 19M,
and 20M
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U-Haul Holding Company, (f/k/a
AMERCO), is offering up to $8,375,000 aggregate principal amount of
its Fixed Rate Secured Notes Series UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M, 05M,
06M, 07M, 08M, 09M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M, 18M,
19M, and 20M (the “notes”). The notes will be issued over a period of time
and from time to time, in up to twenty separate series, with each
series having one or more separate sub-series, bearing a unique
interest rate and term as provided herein. As notes are offered, prospective investors
shall have the opportunity to select the series and sub-series of
notes for which such prospective investor is subscribing. The notes
are fully amortizing. Principal and interest on the notes will be
credited to each holder’s U-Haul Investors Club® account in arrears every three months,
beginning three months from the issue date of the first subseries
of notes issued to any investor under such respective subseries,
and shall be based on the actual number of days the holder is
invested in such notes during such quarter.
In
all cases subject to collateral removal as provided herein, the
notes issued under Series UIC-01M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 6,100 specified
U-Haul® Furniture Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the
notes issued under Series UIC-02M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 6,400 specified
U-Haul® Furniture Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the
notes issued under Series UIC-03M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 3,700 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the
notes issued under Series UIC-04M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 3,700 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the
notes issued under Series UIC-05M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 4,300 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the
notes issued under Series UIC-06M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 6,700 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the notes
issued under Series UIC-07M will be secured by a first priority
security interest and lien on up to 6,700 specified U-Haul® Utility
Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the notes issued under
Series UIC-08M will be secured by a first priority security
interest and lien on up to 6,800 specified U-Haul® Utility Dollies
manufactured in fiscal year 2022; the notes issued under Series
UIC-09M will be secured by a first priority
security interest and lien on up to 1,142
specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in
2011;
the notes issued under Series
UIC-10M will be secured by a first priority security interest and
lien on up to 1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers
manufactured in 2011; the notes issued under Series UIC-11M will be
secured by a first priority security interest and lien on up to
1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in
2011; the notes issued under Series UIC-12M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,294 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011; the notes
issued under Series UIC-13M will be secured by a first priority
security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden
AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012; the notes issued under
Series UIC-14M will be secured by a first priority security
interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box
Containers manufactured in 2012; the notes issued under Series
UIC-15M will be secured by a first priority security interest and
lien on up to 1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers
manufactured in 2012; the notes issued under Series UIC-16M will be
secured by a first priority security interest and lien on up to
1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in
2012; the notes issued under Series UIC-17M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012; the notes
issued under Series UIC-18M will be secured by a first priority
security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden
AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012; the notes issued under
Series UIC-19M will be secured by a first priority security
interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box
Containers manufactured in 2012; the notes issued under Series
UIC-20M will be secured by a first priority security interest and
lien on up to 641 specified U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers
manufactured in 2012;.
The notes issued under UIC-01M,
02M, 03M, 04M, 05M, 06M, 07M, 08M, 09M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M,
15M, 16M, 17M, 18M, 19M, and 20M are not cross-collateralized or
cross-defaulted to one another.
Each series of notes may be issued
in subseries, and each such subseries may have a different term and
interest rate than the term and interest rate issued under other
series or subseries. Notes issued under the following terms shall
have the following respective interest rates:
Terms
Proposed interest rates for the new prospectus
supplement
2-Year term: 4.70%
3-Year term: 4.75%
4-Year term: 4.80%
5-Year term: 4.85%
6-Year term: 4.90%
7-Year term: 4.95%
8-Year term: 5.00%
No underwriter or other third-party
has been engaged to facilitate the sale of the notes in this
offering.
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The notes are
not savings accounts, deposit accounts or money market
funds. The notes are not guaranteed
or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Federal Reserve or any other governmental agency.
See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement to
read about important facts you should consider before buying the
notes.
Neither the
Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body
has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
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Per
Note
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Total
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Offering Price
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100%
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$8,375,000
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Proceeds to U-Haul Holding Company
(before expenses)
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100%
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$8,375,000
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The notes are being issued in
uncertificated book-entry form only, and will not be listed on
any
securities exchange.
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Prospectus Supplement dated
February 21, 2023
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Prospectus
Supplement
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Page
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About
This Prospectus Supplement
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S-i
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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S-i
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Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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S-ii
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Prospectus
Supplement Summary
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S-1
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Summary
Selected Consolidated Financial Information
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S-7
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Risk
Factors
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S-9
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Use of
Proceeds
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S-21
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Description of
Notes
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S-21
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U-Haul
Investors Club
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S-31
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Material
U. S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
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S-34
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Plan of
Distribution
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S-36
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Legal
Matters
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S-36
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Experts
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S-36
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Prospectus
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About
This Prospectus
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1
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About
U-Haul Holding Company
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3
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Risk
Factors
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4
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Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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4
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Description of
Securities
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5
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Use of
Proceeds
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6
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Plan of
Distribution
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6
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Legal
Matters
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Experts
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Incorporation of
Certain Information by Reference
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
This document is in two
parts.
The first part is the prospectus
supplement, which contains the terms of this offering of
notes.
The second part, the accompanying
prospectus dated December 20, 2022, gives more general information,
some of which may not apply to this offering.
We have not authorized anyone to
provide any information or to make any representations other than
those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus or in any free writing
prospectuses that U-Haul Holding Company may
prepare.
We take no responsibility for, and
can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other
information that others may give you. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus is an offer to invite subscriptions to purchase notes,
but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is
lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus is current only as of
the respective dates of such documents.
If there is any inconsistency
between the information in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this
prospectus supplement.
WHERE YOU CAN
FIND MORE INFORMATION
U-Haul Holding Company is subject
to the informational requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”).
U-Haul Holding Company’s filings
are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website
at sec.gov, as well as at U-Haul Holding Company’s
website, investors.uhaul.com. You may also read and copy, at
prescribed rates, any document U-Haul Holding Company files with
the SEC at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange
Commission located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549.
Please call the SEC at
1-800-732-0330 for further information on the SEC’s Public
Reference Room.
In this prospectus supplement, as
permitted by law, we “incorporate by reference” information from
other documents that U-Haul Holding Company files with the SEC.
This means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by
reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement
and should be read with the same care. When U-Haul Holding Company
updates the information contained in documents that have been
incorporated by reference by making future filings with the SEC,
the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement is considered to be automatically updated and
superseded. In other words, in case of a conflict or inconsistency
between information contained in this prospectus supplement and
information incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement, you should rely on the information contained in the
document that was filed later.
We incorporate by reference in this
prospectus supplement the documents listed below:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022;
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2022;
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those portions of our definitive
proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated July 6, 2022, incorporated by
reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2022; and
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our current reports on Form 8-K
filed on July 19, 2022, August 19, 2022, September 9, 2022,
September 27, 2022, October 24, 2022, October 25, 2022, November
16, 2022, December 8, 2022, December 19, 2022 and December 20,
2022.
Unless stated otherwise in the
applicable report, information furnished under
Item 2.02
or 7.01 of our Current Reports on Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference.
Other than any documents expressly
incorporated by reference, the information on our website and any
other website that is referred to in this prospectus supplement is
not part of this prospectus supplement.
You may obtain any of the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement from the
SEC through the SEC’s website at the address provided on the
previous page. You also may request a copy of any document
incorporated by reference in this prospectus (excluding any
exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically
incorporated by reference in this document), at no
cost. Requests should be directed to U-Haul Holding
Company, Corporate Secretary, c/o U-Haul International, Inc., 2727
N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone (602) 263-6788.
We own numerous trademarks and
service marks that contribute to the identity and recognition of
our Company and its products and services. Certain of these marks
are integral to the conduct of our business, a loss of any of which
could have a material adverse-affect on our business. We consider
the trademark “U-Haul®”
to be of material importance to our business in addition, but not
limited to, the U.S. trademarks and service marks
“AMERCO®”,
“U-Haul Holding CompanySM”,
“eMove®”,
“Gentle Ride SuspensionSM”,
“In-Town®”,
“Lowest DecksSM”,
“Moving made Easier®”,
“Make Moving Easier®”,
“Mom’s Attic®”,
“Moving Help®”,
“Moving Helper®”,
“Safemove®”,
“Safemove Plus®”,
“Safestor®”,
“Safestor Mobile®”,
“Safetow®”,
“Collegeboxes®”,
“U-Box®”,
“uhaul.com®”,
“U-Haul Investors Club®”,
“U-Haul Truck Share®”,
“U-Haul Truck Share 24/7®“
“U-Note®”,
“WebSelfStorage®”,
and “U-Haul SmartMobilityCenter®”,
among others, for use in connection with the moving and storage
business. This prospectus supplement also includes product name and
other trade names and service marks owned by U-Haul Holding Company
or its affiliates.
NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains
“forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future
results of operations. We may make additional written or oral
forward-looking statements from time to time in filings with the
SEC or otherwise. We believe such forward-looking statements are
within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act. Such statements may include, but are not limited to,
the risk associated with COVID-19 or similar events on system
members or customers; impact on the economic environment or demand
of our products and the cost and availability of debt and capital;
estimates of capital expenditures; plans for future operations,
products or services, financing needs plans and strategies; our
perceptions of our legal positions and anticipated outcomes of
government investigations and pending litigation against us;
liquidity and the availability of financial resources to meet our
needs, goals and strategies; plans for new business, storage
occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing, costs, and access to
capital and leasing markets; the impact of our compliance with
environmental laws and cleanup costs; our beliefs regarding our
sustainable practices; our used vehicle disposition strategy; the
sources and availability of funds for our rental equipment and
self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and plans; our
plan to expand our U-Haul storage affiliate program; that
additional leverage can be supported by our operations and
business; the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers;
our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet; our
plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements; our plans to
continue to invest in the U-Box®
program; the impact of interest
rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations;
the sufficiency of our capital resources; the sufficiency of
capital of our insurance subsidiaries; inflationary pressures that
may challenge our ability to maintain or improve upon our operating
margin; expectations regarding the potential impact to our
information technology infrastructure and on our financial
performance and business operations, including any related costs,
fines or lawsuits, and our ability to continue ongoing operations
and safeguard the integrity of our information technology
infrastructure, data, and employee, customer and vendor
information, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The
words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,”
“could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the
statement was made.
Forward-looking statements are inherently
subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be
predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect
results include, without limitation, the risks enumerated in the
“Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus
supplement, as well as the following: the degree and nature of our
competition; our leverage; general economic
conditions;
fluctuations in our costs to maintain and
update our fleet and facilities; the limited number of
manufacturers that supply our rental trucks; our ability to
effectively hedge our variable interest rate debt; that a
substantial amount of our shares are owned by a small contingent of
stockholders; fluctuations in quarterly results and seasonality;
changes in, and our compliance with, government regulations,
particularly environmental regulations and regulations relating to
motor carrier operations; outcomes of litigation; our reliance on
our third party dealer network; liability claims relating to our
rental vehicles and equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and
retain key employees; reliance on our automated systems and the
internet; our credit ratings; our insurance financial strength
ratings; our ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and
other factors described in Item 1A, Risk Factors in our most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or
the other documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, the
following disclosures, as well as other statements in this
prospectus and in the notes to our consolidated financial
statements, could contribute to or cause such risks or
uncertainties, or could cause our stock price to fluctuate
dramatically. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should
not be regarded as representations or warranties by the Company
that such matters will be realized. The Company assumes no
obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking
statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen
events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by
law.
You should carefully consider the
trends, risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors”
section beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus supplement and
other information in this prospectus and reports filed with the SEC
before making any investment decision with respect to the
notes.
If any of these trends, risks or
uncertainties actually occurs or continues, our business, financial
condition or operating results could be materially adversely
affected. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or
persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
SUMMARY
This summary
highlights selected information contained elsewhere or incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement and may not contain all
the information that you need to consider in making your investment
decision with respect to the notes. You should carefully read
this entire prospectus supplement, and the accompanying prospectus,
as well as the information incorporated by reference herein, before
deciding whether to invest. You should pay special
attention to the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-9 of
this prospectus supplement to determine whether an investment in
the notes is appropriate for you.
About U-Haul
Holding Company and U-Haul
U-Haul Holding Company, (f/k/a
AMERCO), a Nevada corporation (“U-Haul Holding Company” the
“Company”), is the holding company for U-Haul International, Inc.
(“U-Haul”), Amerco Real Estate Company (“Real Estate”), Repwest
Insurance Company (“Repwest”) and Oxford Life Insurance Company
(“Oxford”).
Unless otherwise indicated or
unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this
prospectus supplement to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” mean
U-Haul Holding Company and its subsidiaries; and all references in
this prospectus supplement to “U-Haul Holding Company” mean U-Haul
Holding Company only, excluding its
subsidiaries.
Through U-Haul, we believe that we
are North America’s largest and most comprehensive “do-it-yourself”
moving and storage operator. Our primary focus is to provide our customers
with a wide selection of moving rental equipment, convenient
self-storage rental facilities and related moving and self-storage
products and services. We are able to expand our distribution and
improve customer service by increasing the amount of moving
equipment, self-storage rooms and portable moving and storage units
available for rent and Moving Help® and U-Haul Storage Affiliate on
uhaul.com are online marketplaces that connect consumers to
independent Moving Help® service providers and thousands of
independent Self-Storage Affiliates.
As of March 31, 2022, the U-Haul
system included over 2,100 Company-operated retail moving stores
and nearly 21,100 independent dealer locations. U-Haul is a leader in supplying products and
services to help people move and store their household and
commercial goods.
Each of the owned and managed
retail moving centers and the independent dealer locations rent
distinctive orange and white U-Haul trucks and
trailers.
The owned and managed retail moving
centers typically also offer self-storage units to customers, and
U-Haul has thousands of independent storage
affiliates.
Many of the locations also sell
U-Haul brand boxes, tape and other moving and self-storage products
and services to moving and storage customers, and U-Haul sells
similar products and services to such customers through its
website, uhaul.com.
Additionally, we offer moving and
storage protection packages such as Safemove®
and Safetow®.
These programs provide moving and towing customers with a damage
waiver, cargo protection and medical and life insurance coverage.
Safestor®
provides protection for storage
customers from loss on their goods in storage. Safestor
Mobile®
provides protection for customers
stored belongings when using our U-Box®
portable moving and storage
containers. For our customers who desire additional coverage over
and above the standard Safemove®
protection, we also offer our
Safemove Plus®
product. This package provides the
rental customer with a layer of primary liability
protection.
We believe that U-Haul is the most
convenient supplier of products and services addressing the needs
of North America’s “do-it-yourself” moving and storage
market.
Our system’s broad geographic
coverage throughout the United States and Canada and the extensive
selection of U-Haul brand moving equipment rentals, self-storage
rooms and portable moving and storage units and related moving and
storage products and services provide our customers with convenient
“one-stop” shopping. As of March 31, 2022, the U-Haul rental fleet
consisted of approximately 186,000 trucks and vans, 128,000
trailers and 46,000 tow devices.
Prior and subsequent to this offering of notes,
U-Haul Holding Company is issuing additional series of
collateralized notes through the U-Haul Investors
Club®.
Additionally, U-Haul Holding
Company intends to offer further series of notes, in the future,
through the U-Haul Investors Club®.
U-Haul Holding Company is a
publicly traded Nevada corporation. U-Haul Holding Company’s common stocks are
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “UHAL” and
“UHAL.B”.
U-Haul Holding Company’s principal
executive offices are located at 5555 Kietzke Lane, Suite 100,
Reno, Nevada 89511. Its website address is
investors.uhaul.com.
You can get more information
regarding our business by reading our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and the other reports and
information that U-Haul Holding Company files with the
SEC. See
“Where You Can Find More Information” on page S-i of this
prospectus supplement.
The
Offering
The following summary describes the
principal terms of the notes and the U-Haul Investors Club. Certain
of the terms and conditions below are subject to important
limitations and exceptions. For a more detailed description of the terms
and conditions of the notes and the U-Haul Investors Club, see
“Description of the Notes” beginning on page S-21 of this
prospectus supplement and “U-Haul Investors Club” beginning on page
S-31 of this prospectus supplement.
Issuer
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U-Haul Holding Company.
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Notes Offered;
Notes Issued in Subseries
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Up to $8,375,000 aggregate
principal amount of Fixed Rate Secured Notes Series UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M, 05M, 06M, 07M, 08M,
09M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M, 18M, 19M, and
20M (the
“notes”).
The notes will be issued from time
to time in up to twenty separate series, with each series having
one or more separate sub-series, bearing interest rates and terms
as provided herein. As notes are offered, prospective investors
shall have the opportunity to select the series and sub-series of
notes for which such prospective investor is
subscribing.
Each series of notes shall be
limited in aggregate principal amount as indicated immediately
below:
- Series UIC-01M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $300,000
- Series UIC-02M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $315,000
- Series UIC-03M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-04M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-05M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $581,000
- Series UIC-06M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-07M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-08M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $502,000
- Series UIC-09M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-10M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-11M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-12M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $453,000
- Series UIC-13M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-14M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-15M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-16M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-17M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-18M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-19M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-20M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $224,000
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Issue
Date
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Notes will be issued within five
business days following our receipt and acceptance of investor
subscriptions with respect to any sub-series of the notes in the
aggregate principal amount of $100 for such sub-series, or at such
other time as U-Haul Holding Company determines in its sole
discretion.
Interest on issued notes shall
commence to accrue on the issue date.
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Sub-Series
Interest Rate and Term
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The respective sub-series of notes
under Series UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M, 05M, 06M, 07M, 08M, 09M, 10M,
11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M, 18M, 19M, and 20M shall bear the
following interest rates and terms:
2-Year term: 4.70%
3-Year term: 4.75%
4-Year term: 4.80%
5-Year term: 4.85%
6-Year term: 4.90%
7-Year term: 4.95%
8-Year term: 5.00%
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Minimum
Investment
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$100.
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Principal and
Interest Payment Date; Credited to Holders’ U-Haul Investors Club
Account
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The notes are fully
amortizing.
Principal and interest on the notes
will be credited to each holder’s U-Haul Investors
Club®
account in arrears every three
months, beginning three months from the issue date of the first
subseries of notes issued to any investor under such respective
subseries, and shall be based on the actual number of dates the
holder is invested in such notes during such
quarter.
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Record
Date
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The record date is the first day of
the month preceding the related due date for the crediting of
principal and interest on the notes.
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Collateral
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Subject to our right to remove
Collateral as provided herein, the notes issued under the following
individual Series will be secured, respectively, by a
first-priority undivided security interest and lien on specified
U-Haul® equipment as discussed herein. The notes issued under UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M, 05M, 06M, 07M, 08M,
09M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M, 18M, 19M, and
20M are not cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted
to one another.
UIC-01M up to 6,100 specified U-Haul® Furniture
Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year 2022
UIC-02M up to 6,400 specified
U-Haul® Furniture Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-03M up to 3,700 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-04M up to 3,700 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-05M up to 4,300 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-06M up to 6,700 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-07M up to 6,700 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-08M up to 6,800 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies, manufactured in fiscal year
2022
UIC-09M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011
UIC-10M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011
UIC-11M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011
UIC-12M up to 1,294 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011
UIC-13M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-14M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-15M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-16M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-17M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-18M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-19M up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
UIC-20M up to 641 specified U-Haul®
Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012
The Collateral is owned by one or
more subsidiaries of U-Haul Holding Company. The Collateral is utilized in the operations of
the U-Haul System, which includes retail sales and in which U-Haul
rental equipment and self-storage units are rented to customers in
the ordinary course of business. No appraisal of the Collateral has
been or will be prepared by us or on our behalf in connection with
this offering.
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Substitution of
Collateral
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U-Haul Holding Company has the
right, in its sole discretion, to substitute or to cause any third
party or affiliate to voluntarily substitute any assets (the
“Replacement Collateral”) for all or part of the Collateral that
from time to time secures the notes or any sub-series thereof,
including the Initial Collateral and any Replacement Collateral
(the “Collateral”), provided that the value of the Replacement
Collateral is at least 100% of the value of the Collateral that is
released at the time of substitution (the “Released
Collateral”).
In connection with any substitution
of Collateral, the value of the Replacement Collateral and the
Released Collateral is determinable by U-Haul Holding Company in
its sole discretion, and no appraisal will be prepared by us or on
our behalf in this regard. U-Haul Holding Company is permitted to make an
unlimited number of Collateral substitutions.
The value of the Collateral at any
time will depend on market and other economic conditions, including
the availability of suitable buyers for the Collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Collateral which is the subject of
attrition, including casualty, theft (to the extent the Collateral
includes equipment) and condemnation or threatened condemnation (to
the extent the Collateral includes real property), may be released
from the lien and will not be substituted.
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Ranking
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The notes are secured in the
Collateral and will rank equally among
themselves.
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No Subsidiary
Guarantees
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The notes are not guaranteed by any
subsidiary of U-Haul Holding Company, and therefore will be
effectively structurally subordinated to all of the existing and
future claims of creditors of each of U-Haul Holding Company’s
subsidiaries, including U-Haul.
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Covenants
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The notes are being issued under a
base indenture (“base indenture”) between U-Haul Holding Company
and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in
interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
“trustee”), an indenture supplement (“indenture supplement”)
between U-Haul Holding Company and the trustee, and a pledge and
security agreement (“security agreement”, and together with the
base indenture, the indenture supplement, and any other instruments
and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the foregoing
documents, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “financing documents”) among U-Haul
Holding Company, the trustee and Owner. The financing documents
contain certain covenants for the benefit of the
holders.
These covenants consist
of:
-
maintenance of a first-priority
lien on the Collateral; and
-
prohibition of additional liens on
the Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
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Optional
Redemption
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Under the terms of the financing
documents, the notes or any sub-series thereof may be redeemed by
U-Haul Holding Company in its sole discretion at any time, in whole
or in part on a pro rata basis, without penalty, premium or fee, at
a price equal to 100% of the principal amount then outstanding,
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, through the date of
redemption.
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Use of
Proceeds
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U-Haul Holding Company intends to
use the net proceeds from this offering to reimburse its
subsidiaries and affiliates for the cost of acquisition and/or
production of the Collateral and for other general corporate
purposes.
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Listing
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The notes will not be listed on any
national securities exchange.
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Rating
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The notes will not be rated by any
statistical rating organization.
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U-Haul Investors
Club
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Through this offering, U-Haul
Holding Company is extending to investors the opportunity to
subscribe to purchase notes. In order to subscribe to purchase notes,
prospective investors must become a member of the U-Haul Investors
Club and comply with the instructions available on our website
at uhaulinvestorsclub.com.
Among other things, this will
require the prospective investor to:
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complete a membership
application;
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complete a note subscription
offer;
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set up a U-Haul Investors Club
online account through which investors will be able to transfer
funds from their linked U.S. bank account to pay for the notes;
and
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receive and deliver in electronic
format any and all documents, statements and communications related
to the offering, the notes and the U-Haul Investors
Club.
U-Haul Holding Company reserves the
right to reject, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, any
subscription to purchase notes. Before U-Haul Holding Company closes the
offering, investors may withdraw their subscription to purchase
notes.
U-Haul Holding Company intends to
offer additional securities through the U-Haul Investors Club
simultaneously with this offering and/or in the future.
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Form of
Notes
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The notes are being issued in
uncertificated book-entry form only, through the U-Haul Investors
Club website.
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Transferability
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The notes are not transferable
except between members of the U-Haul Investors Club through
privately negotiated transactions relating exclusively to
non-qualified accounts. The notes will not be listed on any securities
exchange, and there is no anticipated public market for the
notes.
Therefore, investors must be
prepared to hold their notes until the maturity
date.
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Servicer
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The notes will be serviced
exclusively by U-Haul International, Inc., a subsidiary of U-Haul
Holding Company, or its designee.
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Risk
Factors
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An investment in the notes involves
substantial risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-9 for a
description of certain risks you should consider before investing
in the notes.
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SUMMARY
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following tables set forth
summary historical consolidated financial information for U-Haul
Holding Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the
years ended March 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and for the
nine-months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. You should read this
summary of selected consolidated financial information together
with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations and the consolidated financial statements
and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2022, which are incorporated by reference
herein.
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Years Ended March
31,
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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(In thousands, except share and per
share data)
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Summary of
Operations:
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Self-moving equipment
rentals
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$
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3,958,807
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$
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3,083,317
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$
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2,692,413
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$
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2,653,497
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$
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2,479,742
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Self-storage revenues
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617,120
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477,262
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418,741
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367,276
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323,903
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Self-moving and self-storage
products and service sales
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351,447
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344,929
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265,091
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264,146
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261,557
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Property management fees
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35,194
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31,603
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30,406
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29,148
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29,602
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Life insurance premiums
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111,027
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121,609
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127,976
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63,488
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154,703
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Property and casualty insurance
premiums
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86,518
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68,779
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66,053
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60,853
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57,100
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Net investment and interest
income
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148,261
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122,938
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137,829
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110,934
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110,473
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Other revenue
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431,373
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291,548
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240,359
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219,365
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184,034
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Total revenues
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5,739,747
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4,541,985
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3,978,868
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3,768,707
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3,601,114
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Operating expenses
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2,676,541
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2,187,684
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2,117,148
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1,981,180
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1,807,056
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Commission expenses
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429,581
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329,609
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288,332
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288,408
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276,705
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Cost of sales
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259,585
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214,059
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164,018
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162,142
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160,489
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Benefits and losses
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186,647
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179,512
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174,836
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100,277
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185,311
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Amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs
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33,854
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28,293
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31,219
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28,556
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24,514
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Lease expense
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29,910
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28,470
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26,882
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33,158
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33,960
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Depreciation, net gains on
disposals (a)
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482,752
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609,930
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637,063
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554,043
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543,247
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Net (gains) losses on disposal of
real estate
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(4,120)
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3,281
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(758)
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(44)
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(195,414)
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Total costs and expenses
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4,094,750
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3,580,838
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3,438,740
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3,147,720
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2,835,868
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Earnings from operations
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1,644,997
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961,147
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540,128
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620,987
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765,246
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Other components of net periodic
benefit costs
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(1,120)
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(987)
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(1,054)
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(1,013)
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(927)
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Interest expense
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(167,424)
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(163,502)
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(160,950)
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(142,445)
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(126,706)
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Fees and amortization on early
extinguishment of debt
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(956)
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–
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–
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–
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–
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Pretax earnings
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1,475,497
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796,658
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378,124
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477,529
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637,613
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Income tax benefit
(expense)
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(352,211)
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(185,802)
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63,924
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(106,672)
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152,970
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Earnings available to common
stockholders
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$
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1,123,286
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$
|
610,856
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$
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442,048
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$
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370,857
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$
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790,583
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Basic and diluted earnings per
share of Common Stock
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$
|
7.08
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$
|
5.37
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$
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3.15
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$
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3.69
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$
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5.83
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Weighted average shares outstanding
of Common Stock: Basic and diluted
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19,607,788
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19,607,788
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19,603,708
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19,592,048
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19,588,889
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Basic and diluted earnings per
share of Series N Non-Voting Common Stock
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$
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5.58
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$
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2.87
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$
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2.15
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$
|
1.69
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$
|
3.83
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Weighted average shares outstanding
of Series N Non-Voting Common Stock: Basic and diluted
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176,470,092
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176,470,092
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176,433,375
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176,328,429
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176,300,000
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Cash dividends declared and accrued
Common stock
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29,412
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|
49,019
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|
19,608
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|
39,180
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|
39,175
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Balance Sheet
Data:
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Property, plant and equipment,
net
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$
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9,625,850
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$
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8,330,615
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$
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7,843,060
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$
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7,933,971
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$
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6,816,741
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Total assets
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|
17,299,581
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14,651,606
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13,438,024
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11,891,713
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10,747,422
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Notes, loans and finance/capital
leases payable, net
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6,022,497
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4,668,907
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4,621,291
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4,163,323
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|
3,513,076
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Stockholders' equity
|
|
5,885,283
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|
4,851,882
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|
4,220,720
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|
3,692,389
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3,408,708
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(a) Net (gains) losses were
($214.2) million, ($54.1) million, ($27.1) million, ($27.0) million
and ($11.8) million for fiscal 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018,
respectively.
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Nine Months
Ended December 31,
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2022
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2021
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands,
except share and per share data)
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Summary of Operations:
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Self-moving
equipment rentals
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$
|
3,151,619
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$
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3,189,990
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Self-storage
revenues
|
|
549,246
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|
450,302
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Self-moving and
self-storage products and service sales
|
|
281,066
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|
272,478
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Property management
fees
|
|
28,496
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|
26,847
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Life insurance
premiums
|
|
75,636
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|
84,628
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Property and
casualty insurance premiums
|
|
72,542
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|
64,986
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Net investment and
interest income
|
|
116,376
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|
102,963
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Other
revenue
|
|
401,059
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|
349,252
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Total
revenues
|
|
4,676,040
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|
4,541,446
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|
|
|
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Operating
expenses
|
|
2,278,230
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|
1,968,698
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Commission
expenses
|
|
339,814
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|
346,200
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Cost of
sales
|
|
206,912
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|
193,448
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Benefits and
losses
|
|
122,835
|
|
139,194
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Amortization of
deferred policy acquisition costs
|
|
21,623
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|
23,520
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Lease
expense
|
|
22,951
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|
22,482
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Depreciation, net of
gains on disposal of $199,196 and $157,980, respectively
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|
344,980
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|
361,201
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Net (gains) losses
on disposal of real estate
|
|
5,038
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|
(2,930)
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Total costs and
expenses
|
|
3,342,383
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|
3,051,813
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Earnings from
operations
|
|
1,333,657
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|
1,489,633
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Other components of
net periodic benefit costs
|
|
(912)
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|
(840)
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Interest
expense
|
|
(166,033)
|
|
(122,765)
|
Fees on early
extinguishment of debt
|
|
(1,009)
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|
(956)
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Pretax
earnings
|
|
1,165,703
|
|
1,365,072
|
Income tax
expense
|
|
(280,442)
|
|
(328,533)
|
Earnings available to common
stockholders
|
$
|
885,261
|
$
|
1,036,539
|
Basic and diluted
earnings per share of Common Stock
|
$
|
5.38
|
$
|
6.64
|
Weighted average
shares outstanding of Common Stock: Basic and diluted
|
|
19,607,788
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|
19,607,788
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Basic and diluted
earnings per share of Series N Non-Voting Common Stock
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$
|
4.42
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$
|
5.14
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Weighted average
shares outstanding of Series N Non-Voting Common Stock: Basic and
diluted
|
|
176,470,092
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|
176,470,092
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Property, plant and
equipment, net
|
$
|
10,916,230
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$
|
9,282,918
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Total
assets
|
|
18,116,328
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|
16,588,078
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Notes, loans and
financial leases payable, net
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|
6,200,397
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|
5,397,856
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Stockholders'
equity
|
|
6,413,377
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|
5,815,416
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As a result of the 9-to-1 stock
dividend during fiscal year 2023, all historical earnings per share
data and number of shares outstanding were retroactively adjusted
using the two-class method for our common stock and our non-voting
common stock.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in
the notes involves substantial risk. You should carefully consider
the risks described below and the risk factors included in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2022 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2022, as well as
the other information included or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before
making an investment decision. Our business, financial condition or
results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any
of these risks. The market value of the notes, if any market
develops or exists, could decline due to any of these risks, and
you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus
supplement also contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a
result of certain factors, including the risks faced by us
described below and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus.
Risks
Related to our Business and Operations
Our fleet
rotation program can be adversely affected by financial market
conditions.
To meet the needs of our customers,
U-Haul maintains a large fleet of rental equipment. Our rental
truck fleet rotation program is funded internally through
operations and externally from debt and lease financing. Our
ability to fund our routine fleet rotation program could be
adversely affected if financial market conditions limit the general
availability of external financing. This could lead us to operate
trucks longer than initially planned and/or reduce the size of the
fleet, either of which could materially and negatively affect our
results of operations.
Another important aspect of our
fleet rotation program is the sale of used rental equipment. The
sale of used equipment provides us with funds that can be used to
purchase new equipment. Conditions may arise that could lead to the
decrease in demand and/or resale values for our used equipment.
This could have a material adverse effect on our financial results,
which could result in substantial losses on the sale of equipment
and decreases in cash flows from the sales of equipment.
We obtain our
rental trucks from a limited number of manufacturers.
Over the last twenty years, we
purchased the majority of our rental trucks from Ford Motor Company
and General Motors Corporation. Our fleet can be negatively
affected by issues our manufacturers may face within their own
supply chain. Also, it is possible that our suppliers may face
financial difficulties or organizational changes which could
negatively impact their ability to accept future orders or fulfill
existing orders. The cost of acquiring new rental trucks could
increase materially and negatively affect our ability to rotate new
equipment into the fleet. Although we believe that we could
contract with alternative manufacturers for our rental trucks, we
cannot guarantee or predict how long that would take. In addition,
termination of our existing relationship with these suppliers could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
or results of operations for an indefinite period of
time.
A significant
portion of our revenues are generated through
third-parties.
Our business plan relies upon a
network of independent dealers strategically located throughout the
United States and Canada. As of March 31, 2022 we had nearly 21,100
independent equipment rental dealers. In fiscal 2022, less than half of all
U-Move®
rental revenue originated through
this network.
Our inability to maintain this
network or its current cost structure could inhibit our ability to
adequately serve our customers and may negatively affect our
results of operations and financial position.
The introduction
or expansion of regulations favoring electric, autonomous,
connected and shared vehicles may negatively impact our business
and results of operations.
Regulatory pressure in connection
with the introduction and expansion of electric, autonomous and
connected rental vehicles could negatively impact our cost of
acquisition for rental trucks and require infrastructure
improvements that could inhibit our current business
model.
Our Company-operated locations and
independent dealer network may require physical upgrades to
accommodate these types of vehicles that are uneconomical and/or
unachievable.
Our one-way rental business would
depend on an in-transit recharging network that simply does not
exist today, and when completed, may be so costly or require so
much charging time as to substantially limit our ability to serve
customers needing to move long distances.
Our repair and maintenance infrastructures,
including both physical plant as well as personnel, may be
inappropriate for these new types of vehicles. Without such maintenance capabilities it could
compromise our ability to operate such a fleet of compliant
vehicles.
There is risk inherent in our
ability to prepare for these possibilities.
We cooperate with original
equipment manufacturers (“OEM“s), maintain and train our own
technical experts and operate an equipment Technical Center that
has positioned us as an industry leader in innovation for over
fifty years.
The proposed changes to electric,
autonomous and connected vehicles raises challenges of enormous
scale.
We necessarily may also be
dependent upon third party providers who may not be able to provide
workable solutions.
The growing insistence that the
future of the economy will be based on an all-electric solution
instead of a hybrid version or other alternative fuels may create
an infrastructure in which personal interstate travel will be
uneconomical or severely regulated. This would impact the moving
business.
There may be areas of North America
where a charging grid with adequate capacity for our customers may
not exist.
U-Haul has already made significant
progress on several initiatives aimed at these future possibilities
including: TruckShare 24/7, contactless rentals, a North American
propane alternative fuel network, alternative fuel test vehicles
and close OEM working relationships. Government regulators may knowingly or
unknowingly choose the winners and losers in this evolving
transportation environment. There remains a possibility that governments
may not select U-Haul customers and U-Haul to be among the
winners.
We face liability
risks associated with the operation of our rental fleet, sales of
our products and operation of our locations.
The business of renting moving and
storage equipment to customers exposes us to liability claims
including property damage, personal injury and even death.
Likewise, the operation of our moving and storage centers along
with the sale of our related moving supplies, towing accessories
and installation, and refilling of propane tanks may subject us to
liability claims. We seek to limit the occurrence of such events
through the design of our equipment, communication of its proper
use, exhaustive repair and maintenance schedules, extensive
training of our personnel, proactive risk management assessments
and by providing our customers with online resources for the proper
use of products and services. Regardless, accidents still occur and we manage
the financial risk of these events through third party insurance
carriers. While these excess loss and property insurance policies
are available today at reasonable costs, this could change and
could negatively affect our results of operations and financial
position.
We are highly
dependent upon our automated systems and the Internet for managing
our business.
Our information systems are largely
Internet-based, including our point-of-sale reservation system,
payment processing and telephone systems. While our reliance on this technology lowers
our cost of providing service and expands our abilities to better
serve customers, it exposes us to various risks including natural
and man-made disasters, terrorist attacks and
cyber-attacks.
We have put into place extensive
security protocols, backup systems and alternative procedures to
mitigate these risks. However, disruptions or breaches, detected or
undetected by us, for any period of time in any portion of these
systems could adversely affect our results of operations and
financial condition and inflict reputational damage.
In addition, the provision of
service to our customers and the operation of our networks and
systems involve the storage and transmission of proprietary
information and sensitive or confidential data, including personal
information of customers, system members and others. Our
information technology systems may be susceptible to computer
viruses, attacks by computer hackers, malicious insiders, or
catastrophic events. Hackers, acting individually or in coordinated
groups, may also launch distributed denial of service attacks or
ransom or other coordinated attacks that may cause service outages
or other interruptions in our business and access to our
data.
In addition, breaches in security
could expose us, our customers, or the individuals affected, to a
risk of loss or misuse of proprietary information and sensitive or
confidential data. The techniques used to obtain unauthorized
access, disable or degrade service or sabotage systems change
frequently, may be difficult to detect for a long time and often
are not recognized until launched against a target. As a result, we
may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement
adequate preventative measures.
Any of these occurrences could result in
disruptions in our operations, the loss of existing or potential
customers, damage to our brand and reputation, and litigation and
potential liability for the Company. In addition, the cost and
operational consequences of implementing further data or system
protection measures could be significant and our efforts to deter,
identify, mitigate and/or eliminate any security breaches may not
be successful.
We may incur
losses due to our reinsurers’ or counterparties’ failure to perform
under existing contracts or we may be unable to secure sufficient
reinsurance or hedging protection in the future.
We use reinsurance and derivative
contracts to mitigate our risk of loss in various circumstances.
These agreements do not release us from our primary obligations and
therefore we remain ultimately responsible for these potential
costs. We cannot provide assurance that these reinsurers or
counterparties will fulfill their obligations. Their inability or
unwillingness to make payments to us under the terms of the
contracts may have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations.
As of December 31, 2021, Repwest
reported $0.3 million of reinsurance recoverables, net of
allowances and $47.4 million of reserves and liabilities ceded to
reinsurers. Of this, Repwest’s largest exposure to a single
reinsurer was $31.2 million.
Risks
Related to our Industry
We operate in a
highly competitive industry.
The truck rental industry is highly
competitive and includes a number of significant national, regional
and local competitors, many of which are several times larger than
U-Haul. We believe the principal competitive factors in this
industry are convenience of rental locations, availability of
quality rental moving equipment, breadth of essential services and
products and total cost. Financial results for the Company can be
adversely impacted by aggressive pricing from our competitors. Some
of our competitors may have greater financial resources than we
have. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain
existing rental prices or implement price increases. Moreover, if
our competitors reduce prices and we are not able or willing to do
so as well, we may lose rental volume, which would likely have a
materially adverse effect on our results of operations. Numerous
potential competitors are working to establish paradigm shifting
technologies from self-driving vehicles to ride-hailing services
and other technologies that connect riders with
vehicles.
The self-storage industry is large
and highly fragmented. We believe the principal competitive factors
in this industry are convenience of storage rental locations,
cleanliness, security and price. Competition in the market areas in
which we operate is significant and affects the occupancy levels,
rental rates and operating expenses of our facilities. Competition
might cause us to experience a decrease in occupancy levels, limit
our ability to raise rental rates or require us to offer discounted
rates that would have a material effect on results of operations
and financial condition. Entry into the self-storage business may
be accomplished through the acquisition of existing facilities by
persons or institutions with the required initial capital.
Development of new self-storage facilities is more difficult
however, due to land use, zoning, environmental and other
regulatory requirements. The self-storage industry has in the past
experienced overbuilding in response to perceived increases in
demand. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully
compete in existing markets or expand into new markets.
Economic
conditions, including those related to the credit markets, interest
rates and inflation, may adversely affect our industry, business
and results of operations.
Consumer and commercial spending is
generally affected by the health of the economy, which places some
of the factors affecting the success of our business beyond our
control. Our businesses, although not as traditionally cyclical as
some, could experience significant downturns in connection with or
in anticipation of, declines in general economic conditions. In
times of declining consumer spending we may be driven, along with
our competitors, to reduce pricing, which would have a negative
impact on gross profit. We cannot predict if another downturn in the
economy will occur, which could result in reduced revenues and
working capital.
Trends in the economy could result in
inflationary pressures leading to an increase in our cost of doing
business. We cannot guarantee that we can manage the costs lower or
pass them along in the form of higher prices to our
customers.
Should credit markets in the United
States tighten or if interest rates increase significantly, we may
not be able to refinance existing debt or find additional financing
on favorable terms, if at all. If one or more of the financial institutions
that support our existing credit facilities fails or opts not to
continue to lend to us, we may not be able to find a replacement,
which would negatively impact our ability to borrow under credit
facilities.
If our operating results were to
worsen significantly and our cash flows or capital resources prove
inadequate, or if interest rates increase significantly, we could
face liquidity problems that could materially and adversely affect
our results of operations and financial condition.
A.M. Best
financial strength ratings are crucial to our life insurance
business.
In August 2022, A.M. Best affirmed
the financial strength rating (“FSR”) for Oxford and Christian
Fidelity Life Insurance Company (“CFLIC”) of A. The FSR outlook
remains stable. In addition, A.M. Best affirmed the long-term
issuer credit rating (“LTICR”) of “a”. The LTICR outlook is stable.
Financial strength ratings are important external factors that can
affect the success of Oxford’s business plans. Accordingly, if
Oxford’s ratings, relative to its competitors, are not maintained
or do not continue to improve, Oxford may not be able to retain and
attract business as currently planned, which could adversely affect
our results of operations and financial condition.
Risks
Related to our Financings
We are highly
leveraged.
As of March 31, 2022, we had total
debt outstanding of $6,022.5 million and operating lease
liabilities of $74.2 million. Although we believe, based on
existing information, that additional leverage can be supported by
our operations and revenues, our existing debt could impact us in
the following ways among other considerations:
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require us to allocate a
considerable portion of cash flows from operations to debt service
and lease payments;
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limit our flexibility in planning
for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in
which we operate;
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limit our ability to obtain
additional financing; and
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place us at a disadvantage compared
to our competitors who may have less debt.
Our ability to make payments on our
debt and leases depends upon our ability to maintain and improve
our operating performance and generate cash flow. To some extent,
this is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions
and to certain financial, business and other factors, some of which
are beyond our control. If we are unable to generate sufficient
cash flow from operations to service our debt and meet our other
cash needs, including our leases, we may be forced to reduce or
delay capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional capital or
restructure or refinance our indebtedness and leases. If we must
sell our assets, it may negatively affect our ability to generate
revenue. In addition, we may incur additional debt or leases that
would exacerbate the risks associated with our
indebtedness.
Risks
Related to our Organization
The trading
price for our outstanding Voting Common Stock may continue to be
volatile and the trading price for our newly distributed Series N
Non-Voting Common Stock may also be volatile.
An Independent Special Committee of
the Board of Directors authorized the creation of a new Series of
Common Stock, designated as Series N Non-Voting Common Stock, par
value of $0.001 per share (the “Non-Voting Common Stock”). This
series of stock is in addition to our pre-existing class of common
stock, $0.25 par value (the “Voting Common Stock”). On November 9,
2022, each holder of our Voting Common Stock as of November 3, 2022
received nine shares of Non-Voting Common Stock for every
outstanding share of Voting Common Stock through a stock
dividend.
The
Non-Voting Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
and we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, a liquid trading
market will develop long-term for the Non-Voting Common Stock. If a
liquid trading market does not develop or if the Non-Voting Common
Stock is not attractive to retail investors, including team members
and customers of the Company, we may not achieve our objectives in
creating this new class.
The trading price
of our stock has at times experienced substantial price volatility
and may continue to be volatile, including as a result of the
distribution of shares of Non-Voting Common Stock. The market
prices of our two series of stock and the allocation of value
between the two may be volatile and their respective values may
decline. The trading price of our Voting Common Stock and
Non-Voting Common Stock may fluctuate widely in response to various
factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors
include, among others:
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Quarterly variations in our results
of operations or those of our competitors.
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Announcements by us or our
competitors of acquisitions, new products, significant contracts,
commercial relationships, or capital commitments.
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Recommendations by securities
analysts or changes in earnings estimates.
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Announcements about our earnings
that are not in line with analyst expectations.
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Announcements by our competitors of
their earnings that are not in line with analyst
expectations.
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Commentary by industry and market
professionals about our products, strategies, and other matters
affecting our business and results, regardless of its
accuracy.
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The volume of shares of Voting
Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock available for public
sale.
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Sales of Voting Common Stock and
Non-Voting Common Stock by us or by our stockholders (including
sales by our directors, executive officers, and other
employees).
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Short sales, hedging, and other
derivative transactions on shares of our Voting Common Stock and
Non-Voting Common Stock.
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The perceived values of Voting
Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock relative to one
another.
A substantial amount of our
shares is owned by a small contingent of
stockholders.
Willow Grove Holdings LP, directly
and through controlled entities (“WGHLP”), owns 9,767,011 shares of
Voting Common stock, and together with Edward J. Shoen and Mark V.
Shoen, owns 9,803,642 shares (approximately 50.0%) of Voting Common
Stock.
The general partner of WGHLP
controls the voting and disposition decisions with respect to the
Voting Common Stock owned by WGHLP, and is managed by Edward J.
Shoen (the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of U-Haul Holding Company) and his brother, Mark V.
Shoen.
Accordingly, Edward J. Shoen and Mark V. Shoen are in a position to significantly
influence our business and policies, including the
approval of certain significant transactions, the election of the
members of our Board and other matters submitted to our
stockholders. There can be no assurance that
their interests will not conflict with the
interests of
our other stockholders.
In addition, 855,032 shares
(approximately 4.4%) of Voting Common Stock are owned under our
ESOP.
Each ESOP participant is entitled
to vote the shares allocated to himself or herself in their
discretion.
In the event an ESOP participant
does not vote his or her shares, such shares shall be voted by the
ESOP trustee, in the ESOP trustee’s discretion.
The concentrated voting control of
U-Haul Holding Company may limit or severely restrict our
stockholders’ ability to influence corporate matters and, as
a result, we may take actions that our stockholders do not view as
beneficial. Further, this concentration of ownership could delay or
prevent a change in control or otherwise discourage a potential
acquirer from attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn
could cause the trading price of our capital stock to decline or
prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over the market
price for their capital stock. As a result, the market price of our
Voting Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock could be adversely
affected
Risks
Related to Legal, Regulatory and Compliance
Our operations
subject us to numerous environmental regulations and the
possibility that environmental liability in the future could
adversely affect our operations.
Compliance with environmental
requirements of federal, state and local governments significantly
affects our business. Among other things, these requirements
regulate the discharge of materials into the air, land and water
and govern the use and disposal of hazardous substances. Under
environmental laws or common law principles, we can be held liable
for hazardous substances that are found on real property we have
owned or operated. We are aware of issues regarding hazardous
substances on some of our real estate and we have put in place a
remediation plan at each site where we believe such a plan is
necessary. See Note 18, Contingencies, of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. We regularly make capital and
operating expenditures to stay in compliance with environmental
laws. In particular, we have managed a testing and removal program
since 1988 for our underground storage tanks. Despite these compliance efforts, the risk of
environmental liability is part of the nature of our
business.
Environmental laws and regulations
are complex, change frequently and could become more stringent in
the future. We cannot assure you that future compliance with these
regulations, future environmental liabilities, the cost of
defending environmental claims, conducting any environmental
remediation or generally resolving liabilities caused by us or
related third parties will not have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition or results of
operations.
We operate in a
highly regulated industry and changes in existing regulations or
violations of existing or future regulations could have a material
adverse effect on our operations and profitability.
Our truck and trailer rental
business is subject to regulation by various federal, state and
foreign governmental entities. Specifically, the U.S. Department of
Transportation and various state, federal and Canadian agencies
exercise broad powers over our motor carrier operations, safety,
and the generation, handling, storage, treatment and disposal of
waste materials. In addition, our storage business is also subject
to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
environmental protection and human health and safety. The failure
to comply with these laws and regulations may adversely affect our
ability to sell or rent such property or to use the property as
collateral for future borrowings. Compliance with changing
regulations could substantially impair real property and equipment
productivity and increase our costs. In addition, the federal
government may institute some regulation that limits carbon
emissions by setting a maximum amount of carbon individual entities
can emit without penalty. This would likely affect everyone who
uses fossil fuels and would disproportionately affect users in the
highway transportation industries. While there are too many
variables at this time to assess the impact of the various proposed
federal and state regulations that could affect carbon emissions,
many experts believe these proposed rules could significantly
affect the way companies operate in their businesses.
The Biden administration has
communicated its willingness to consider the imposition of
carbon-based taxes. Our truck rental fleet burns gasoline, a carbon
intensive fuel.
Where in the supply chain and in
what amount these taxes could arise is
uncertain.
We have no evidence to support a
belief that “do-it-yourself” moving customers are willing to accept
these additional costs. Should such a tax be enacted, we could see an
increase in expenses, including compliance costs and a negative
effect on our operating margin.
Our operations can be limited by
land-use regulations. Zoning choices enacted by individual
municipalities in the United States and Canada may limit our
ability to serve certain markets with our products and
services.
Our insurance companies are heavily
regulated by state insurance departments and the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners. These insurance regulations
are primarily in place to protect the interests of our
policyholders and not our investors. Changes in these laws and
regulations could increase our costs, inhibit new sales, or limit
our ability to implement rate increases.
Recent changes to U.S. tax
laws may adversely affect our financial condition or results of
operations and create the risk that we may need to adjust our
accounting for these changes.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax
Reform Act”) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security
Act (“CARES Act”) made significant changes to U.S. tax laws and
includes numerous provisions that affect businesses, including
ours.
For instance, as a result of lower
corporate tax rates, the Tax Reform Act tends to reduce both the
value of deferred tax assets and the amount of deferred tax
liabilities.
It also limits interest expense
deductions and the amount of net operating losses that can be used
each year and alters the expensing of capital expenditures. Other
provisions have international tax consequences for businesses like
ours that operate internationally. The CARES Act allows for the
carryback of certain net operating losses. The Tax Reform Act is
unclear in certain respects and will require interpretations and
implementing regulations by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”),
as well as state tax authorities, and the Tax Reform Act and CARES
Act could be subject to amendments and technical corrections, any
of which could lessen or increase the adverse (and positive)
impacts of these acts. The Tax Reform Act put into place 100% first
year bonus depreciation. This will begin to gradually decrease
starting in 2023 and will impact our tax liability. The accounting
treatment of these tax law changes was complex, and some of the
changes affected both current and future
periods.
Others primarily affected future
periods.
Additional changes to the U.S. tax
code could negatively offset operating cashflows.
Changes to tax policy, corporate
tax rates or interpretations of existing tax law could change our
effective tax rate, reduce future expected tax deductions and
increase current and future federal income tax
payments.
Congress and the Biden
administration have proposed increases to the current U.S.
corporate income tax rate of 21%. Any such changes could adversely impact our
financial position and results of operations.
General
Risk Factors
Terrorist attacks
could negatively impact our operations and profitability and may
expose us to liability and reputational damage.
Terrorist attacks may negatively
affect our operations and profitability. Such attacks may damage our facilities and it
is also possible that our rental equipment could be involved in a
terrorist attack. Although we carry excess of loss insurance
coverage, it may prove to be insufficient to cover us for acts of
terror using our rental equipment. Moreover, we may suffer reputational damage
that could arise from a terrorist attack which utilizes our rental
equipment. The consequences of any terrorist attacks or hostilities
are unpredictable and difficult to quantify. We seek to minimize these risks through our
operational processes and procedures; however, we may not be able
to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our
operations.
Risks Related to
our Indebtedness and an Investment in the Notes
The notes
are not transferable except between members of the U-Haul Investors
Club through privately negotiated transactions.
In
addition, the notes will not be listed on any securities exchange,
and there is no anticipated public market for the notes. Therefore,
you must be prepared to hold the notes until the maturity
date.
The notes are not transferable
except between members of the U-Haul Investors Club through
privately negotiated transactions relating exclusively to
non-qualified (non-retirement/non IRA) accounts, as to which
neither U-Haul Holding Company, the servicer, the trustee, nor any
of their respective affiliates will have any
involvement.
In addition, the notes will not be
listed on any securities exchange, there is no anticipated public
market for the notes, and it is unlikely that a secondary
“over-the-counter” market for the notes will develop between bond
dealers or bond trading desks at investment
houses.
Therefore, you must be prepared to
hold your notes until the maturity date. Transfers of the notes held in qualified
accounts are not permissible, other than transfers constituting
Required Minimum Distributions (RMD). The notes are not a liquid
investment. If
you believe you will need access to the funds you are otherwise
planning on investing in notes prior to the stated maturity date of
such notes, then you should not invest in the notes at this
time.
Even if
you are able to privately negotiate the sale of your notes to
another U-Haul Investors Club member, you may not be able to find a
purchaser for the notes who is willing to pay you an amount equal
to the principal amount outstanding on the notes, or at
all.
Even if you are able to privately
negotiate the sale of your notes to another U-Haul Investors Club
member, the price of the notes in such market may be lower than the
price you pay to purchase the notes from us. If you purchase notes in this offering, you
will pay a price that was independently determined by us, and
therefore neither established in a competitive market nor
negotiated with any representative acting in your best interest,
including the trustee. This price may not be indicative of prices that
could prevail, if any, after this offering. The ability to sell your notes to another
U-Haul Investors Club member through a privately negotiated
transaction does not guarantee that you will be able to find a
purchaser willing to buy the notes for an amount equal to the
principal amount outstanding on the notes, or at
all.
In addition, our operating
performance, the status and condition of the Collateral, general
market and economic conditions and other factors could impair the
value of your notes and your ability to sell them in a privately
negotiated transaction to another U-Haul Investors Club member, if
such opportunity were to develop.
Our
currently outstanding indebtedness, and additional indebtedness
that we are permitted to incur, could prevent U-Haul Holding
Company from fulfilling its obligations under the notes.
In addition to our currently
outstanding indebtedness and the indebtedness U-Haul Holding
Company will incur pursuant to the offering of the notes, we are
able to incur substantial additional indebtedness, including
secured indebtedness, in the future. Any additional indebtedness we may incur could
have important consequences for the holders of the notes, and could
limit U-Haul Holding Company’s ability to satisfy its obligations
to pay principal and interest with respect to the notes.
The value
of the Collateral may not be sufficient to satisfy U-Haul Holding
Company’s obligations under the notes.
U-Haul Holding Company’s
obligations under the notes are secured by a first-priority lien on
the Collateral in favor of the trustee (or its agent or nominee),
for the benefit of the holders of the notes. By its nature, some or all of the Collateral
may be illiquid, is subject to attrition, including casualty, loss
or theft.
The Collateral may have no readily
ascertainable market value, and the income generated from the
Collateral is not part of the Collateral. In the event of a foreclosure, liquidation,
bankruptcy or similar proceeding, no assurance can be given that
the proceeds from any sale or liquidation of the Collateral will be
sufficient to pay U-Haul Holding Company’s obligations under the
notes, in full or at all. There also can be no assurance that the
Collateral will be saleable and, even if saleable, the timing of
its liquidation would be uncertain. Accordingly, there may not be
sufficient Collateral to pay all or any of the amounts due on the
notes. Any claim for the difference between the amount, if any,
realized by holders of the notes from the sale of the Collateral
and the obligations under the notes will rank equally in right of
payment with all of U-Haul Holding Company’s other unsecured
unsubordinated indebtedness and other obligations, including trade
payables. The trustee’s security interest and ability to foreclose
could also be limited by the need to meet certain requirements of
state and federal law. If these requirements cannot be met, the
security interests may be invalid and the holders of the notes will
not be entitled to the Collateral or any recovery with respect
thereto.
These requirements may limit the
number of potential bidders for the Collateral in any foreclosure
and may delay any sale, which may have an adverse effect on the
sale price of the Collateral. Therefore, the practical value of
realizing on the Collateral may be limited.
U-Haul
Holding Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to remove
Collateral
U-Haul Holding Company has the
right, in its sole discretion, to voluntarily make or cause to be
made Collateral releases in its sole discretion. U-Haul Holding Company is not required to
obtain the consent of the holders of the notes, the trustee or any
third party to make or cause to be made Collateral releases, and
neither the trustee nor any other third party will review or
evaluate U-Haul Holding Company’s determination to remove or cause
the removal of any such Collateral. In the event of such removal of
Collateral, there shall be no additional repayment of principal on
the notes and there will be no addition of further or substitution
collateral to the respective Series. Accordingly, it is possible that the notes may
become under-collateralized or
un-collateralized.
Any such determination by U-Haul
Holding Company to remove or cause the removal of Collateral will
be final and binding on the trustee and the
holders.
No
appraisal of the Collateral has been or will be prepared by us or
on our behalf in connection with this offering or any removal of
Collateral, and to the extent the Collateral constitutes equipment,
its value is expected to depreciate.
No appraisal of the Collateral has
been or will be prepared by us or on our behalf in connection with
this offering or any removal of Collateral, and to the extent the
Collateral constitutes equipment, its value is expected to
depreciate.
The value of the Collateral will
depend upon a number of factors, including market and economic
conditions at the time, the availability of appropriate buyers and
the extent of attrition, if any, with respect to the
Collateral.
For these and other reasons, we
cannot assure the holders of the notes that the proceeds of any
sale of the Collateral, in the event of a foreclosure, insolvency
proceeding, liquidation or otherwise, would be sufficient to
satisfy, or would not be substantially less than, all of U-Haul
Holding Company’s obligations under the notes.
Although
these notes are secured by the Collateral, they are effectively
subordinated to U-Haul Holding Company’s other existing or future
secured indebtedness.
Although these notes are secured by
the Collateral, they are effectively subordinated to U-Haul Holding
Company’s other existing and future secured indebtedness, to the
extent of the value of the assets securing such other
indebtedness.
In the event of a bankruptcy or
similar proceeding involving U-Haul Holding Company, any of U-Haul
Holding Company’s assets which serve as collateral for U-Haul
Holding Company’s existing or future secured indebtedness, other
than the Collateral, will be available to satisfy the obligations
under such secured indebtedness before any payments are made on the
notes or U-Haul Holding Company’s other unsecured
indebtedness.
In the event that the value of the
Collateral is insufficient to repay all amounts due on the notes,
the holders of the notes would have “undersecured claims” through
which they would only be entitled to participate ratably with all
holders of U-Haul Holding Company’s other unsecured indebtedness,
and potentially with all of U-Haul Holding Company’s other general
creditors, based upon the respective amounts owed to each holder or
creditor, in U-Haul Holding Company’s remaining
assets.
In any of the foregoing events,
U-Haul Holding Company may not have sufficient assets to pay
amounts due on the notes. As a result, if holders of the notes receive
any payments, they may receive less, ratably, than holders of any
other secured indebtedness that U-Haul Holding Company may
incur.
The notes
are only the obligations of U-Haul Holding Company, and will not be
guaranteed by any of U-Haul Holding Company’s subsidiaries,
including U-Haul.
The notes are only the obligations
of U-Haul Holding Company, and are not guaranteed by any of U-Haul
Holding Company’s subsidiaries, including U-Haul, through which we
conduct a substantial amount of our operations. All of the obligations of our subsidiaries,
including U-Haul, must be satisfied before any of the assets of
such subsidiaries would be available for distribution, upon a
liquidation or otherwise, to U-Haul Holding Company or the holders
of the notes.
This means that claims of holders
of the notes will be structurally subordinated to the claims of
existing and future creditors of U-Haul Holding Company’s
subsidiaries, including U-Haul.
The
Collateral is subject to attrition, including casualty risks,
theft, and we are under no obligation to maintain the condition of
the Collateral or to replenish or replace removed, damaged,
destroyed, condemned, stolen or taken Collateral.
We intend to maintain insurance or
otherwise insure against hazards in a manner appropriate and
customary for our business. However, we may not maintain casualty insurance
on the Collateral and there are certain other losses in our
business that may be either uninsurable or not economically
insurable, in whole or in part. In the normal course of our business, to the
extent the Collateral includes equipment, we anticipate that a
significant amount of the Collateral will be lost through
attrition, including due to casualty and theft. We are under no
obligation to replenish or replace removed, damaged, destroyed,
condemned, stolen or taken Collateral and we are not obligated to
notify investors or repay the notes in whole or in part as a result
of such an occurrence. A
reduction in the size of the Collateral pool will reduce the value
of the Collateral. In addition, we are under no obligation to
maintain the Collateral in good condition, repair and working
order, which could impair its value.
The value
of the Collateral is dependent upon, among other things, its
continued integration in the U-Haul System.
Through the U-Haul System, which
involves the participation of numerous independent dealers and
affiliates, we rent our moving and storage equipment. If the U-Haul
System deteriorates, ceases or fails, and an alternative rental
system is not available, or if the Collateral is removed from
continuous integration in the U-Haul System, such as through the
repossession and sale of the Collateral following a foreclosure on
the Collateral, then we may not be able to rent or use the
Collateral in an efficient and cost-effective manner and its value
could be impaired.
The
success of the U-Haul System is in part dependent on continued
participation by our numerous independent dealers and
affiliates.
As a part of the U-Haul system, we
work with numerous independent dealers and affiliates that provide
retail outlets through which U-Haul rental equipment is rented to
our customers.
Our contracts with these
independent dealers contain provisions allowing the independent
dealer to terminate the contract for any reason upon 30 days’
advance notice.
If a significant number of
independent dealers were to terminate their contracts, it could
adversely impact the U-Haul System and decrease our ability to rent
equipment, which could impair our ability to repay the
notes.
Rights of
holders of notes may be adversely affected by the failure to
perfect liens in the Collateral.
Pursuant to the terms of the
financing documents, the Owner has granted a first-priority
security interest in the Collateral to the trustee for the benefit
of the holders. The servicer will be responsible for ensuring that
perfection with respect to the Collateral has occurred and shall
continue.
If, because of a clerical error,
fraud, forgery or otherwise, the lien of the trustee is not
properly reflected and filed, the trustee will not have a perfected
security interest in the Collateral and its security interest may
be subordinate to the interests of certain third
parties.
No legal opinions are being issued
or obtained in connection with the enforceability or perfection of
the Collateral documentation. Additionally, under federal law and
the laws of many states, certain possessory liens, including
mechanic’s liens, and certain tax liens may take priority over a
perfected security interest in the Collateral. Such failures may result in the loss of the
practical benefits of the trustee’s first-priority lien on the
Collateral.
The
trustee (or its agent, nominee or nominee mortgagee or titleholder)
is the only party with the ability to foreclose on the Collateral,
and certain laws and regulations may impose restrictions or
limitations on foreclosure on the Collateral.
If U-Haul Holding Company defaults
on the notes, the financing documents provide that the trustee (or
its agent, nominee or nominee mortgagee or titleholder) is the only
party with the ability to foreclose on, repossess and sell the
Collateral, and no individual holder of notes may do so
independently.
The trustee’s ability to foreclose
on the Collateral on behalf of the holders may also be subject to
state law requirements and practical problems associated with the
realization of the trustee’s security interest or lien on the
Collateral, including locating the Collateral, which will likely be
disbursed throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as cure rights,
foreclosing on the Collateral within the time periods permitted by
third parties or prescribed by laws, obtaining third party
consents, making additional filings and obtaining necessary
approvals from governmental entities. Therefore, we cannot assure you that
foreclosure on the Collateral will be straightforward or
expeditious, which may impair the value of the Collateral. Certain
provisions of the financing documents may also restrict the
trustee’s, or its agent’s or nominee’s ability to foreclose on the
Collateral.
The
ability to foreclose on the Collateral may be adversely affected by
bankruptcy proceedings.
If U-Haul Holding Company defaults
on the notes, the ability to foreclose on, repossess and sell the
Collateral may be significantly impaired by federal bankruptcy law
if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced by or against U-Haul
Holding Company prior to or possibly even after the trustee has
repossessed and disposed of the Collateral. Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a secured
creditor, such as the trustee for the notes, is prohibited from
repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or
from disposing of security repossessed from a debtor, without
bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, bankruptcy law would permit
U-Haul Holding Company, as the debtor, to continue to retain and
use the Collateral, and the proceeds, products, rents, or profits
of the Collateral, even though U-Haul Holding Company could be in
default under the financing documents, provided that the trustee
were given “adequate protection”. The meaning of the term “adequate
protection” may vary according to circumstances, but it is intended
in general to protect the value of a secured creditor's interest in
collateral and may include cash payments or the granting of
additional security, if and at such time as the court in its
discretion determines, for any diminution in the value of such
collateral as a result of the stay of repossession or disposition
or any use of such collateral by the debtor during the pendency of
the bankruptcy case. In view of the broad discretionary powers of a
bankruptcy court, it is impossible to predict how long payments
under the notes could be delayed following commencement of a
bankruptcy case, whether or when the trustee would repossess or
dispose of the Collateral, or whether or to what extent holders of
the notes would be compensated for any delay in payment of loss of
value of the Collateral through the requirements of “adequate
protection.” Furthermore, in the event the bankruptcy court
determines that the value of the Collateral is not sufficient to
repay all amounts due on the notes, the holders of the notes would
have “undersecured claims” as to the difference. Federal bankruptcy laws do not permit the
payment or accrual of interest, costs, and attorneys' fees for
“undersecured claims” during the debtor's bankruptcy
case.
The notes
are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC.
The notes are not savings accounts,
deposit accounts or money market funds, and are not guaranteed or
insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve or any other governmental
agency.
U-Haul
Holding Company may redeem the notes at any time without penalty,
but U-Haul Holding Company is under no obligation to do
so.
Under the terms of the financing
documents, the notes may be redeemed by U-Haul Holding Company in
its sole discretion at any time, in whole or in part, without
penalty, premium or fee, at a price equal to 100% of the principal
amount then outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
through the date of redemption. In such event, holders would not receive all of
the interest payments that holders originally
expected.
However, U-Haul Holding Company is
under no obligation to redeem the notes in whole or in part under
any circumstances. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to hold
the notes until the maturity date.
Our
subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, controlling
stockholders and employees have the right to purchase an unlimited
number of notes in the offering.
Our subsidiaries, affiliates,
directors, officers, controlling stockholders and employees have
the right to purchase an unlimited number of notes in the
offering.
If these parties end up owning a
majority of the notes outstanding, we and they could exert
significant influence with respect to a variety of matters
affecting the notes under the financing documents, including the
ability to waive an event of default, amend the notes or enforce or
waive rights related to the notes and the Collateral.
No
underwriter or other third-party has been engaged to facilitate the
sale of the notes in this offering.
In many public offerings, an
experienced underwriter or other third party, such as a placement
agent, is engaged to facilitate the sale of an issuer’s securities
by, among other things, helping develop and negotiate the terms of
the offering, the terms of the securities and the documents
governing the securities and conducting due diligence with respect
to the issuer, its affiliates and/or their respective assets. In
such circumstances, an underwriter’s participation can lead to
offering and securities terms that are more favorable to the
purchasers of the securities. No underwriter or other third-party has been
engaged to facilitate the sale of the notes in this offering, the
terms of which were developed solely by us and not with the input
of any representative acting in your best
interest.
It is your responsibility to
determine if the terms of this offering and the notes meet your
investment needs.
Risks Related to
the U-Haul Investors Club
The notes
are being issued in uncertificated book-entry form only and
exclusively serviced by U-Haul, U-Haul Holding Company’s
subsidiary.
The notes are being issued in
uncertificated book-entry form only through the U-Haul Investors
Club website and exclusively serviced by U-Haul, U-Haul Holding
Company’s subsidiary (in such capacity, the “servicer”), or its
designee.
In this capacity, among other
duties, the servicer will record and file Collateral perfection
documents as appropriate, credit principal and interest into the
U-Haul Investors Club accounts maintained by each holder, perform
recordkeeping and registrar services and electronically receive and
deliver all documents, statements and communications related to the
offering, the notes and the U-Haul Investors
Club.
No assurance can be given that the
servicer will be able to adequately fulfill its servicing
obligations with respect to the notes. Additionally, because the notes are being
serviced by U-Haul instead of by a neutral third party, this may
present a conflict of interest if a dispute regarding the servicing
of the notes arises with the holders of the notes.
One or
more significant disruptions in service on the U-Haul Investors
Club website could significantly inhibit the servicer’s ability to
effectively service the notes and impair the U-Haul Investors
Club.
The servicer will service the notes
through the U-Haul Investors Club website. Therefore, the satisfactory performance,
reliability and availability of the U-Haul Investors Club website
and our technology and underlying network infrastructure will be
critical to the servicer’s ability to effectively service the
notes, and to the viability of the U-Haul Investors
Club.
One or more significant disruptions
in service on the U-Haul Investors Club website, whether as a
result of us, any third party that we retain to perform website
hosting or backup functions or events that are outside of our
control, such as computer viruses or power or
Internet-telecommunications failures, could significantly inhibit
the servicer’s ability to effectively service the notes, including
processing and crediting of principal and interest into the
appropriate U-Haul Investors Club accounts in a timely manner, and
impair the viability of the U-Haul Investors Club.
Through
the U-Haul Investors Club, we will rely on a third-party commercial
bank to process transactions between U-Haul Investors Club member
accounts and their linked outside bank accounts.
Because we are not a bank, we
cannot belong to and directly access the Automated Clearing House
(“ACH”) payment network. As a result, we will rely on an FDIC-insured
depository institution to process U-Haul Investors Club
transactions between U-Haul Investors Club member accounts and
their linked U.S.
bank accounts. If we fail to obtain such services from such an
institution or elsewhere, or if we cannot transition to another
processor quickly, our ability to process payments will suffer and
our ability to fund the offering, as well your ability to transfer
principal and interest payments on the notes from your U-Haul
Investors Club account to your outside bank accounts, may be
impaired.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
Assuming the notes in this offering
are fully subscribed, U-Haul Holding Company expects to receive net
proceeds from this offering of approximately $8,374,000, after
deducting estimated expenses payable by it. U-Haul Holding Company intends to use the net
proceeds from this offering to reimburse its subsidiaries and
affiliates for the cost of production of the Collateral, and for
other general corporate purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF
NOTES
The following
description is a summary of the material provisions of the notes
and the financing documents under which the notes are being
issued. Each of the financing
documents and the notes that will be executed and delivered upon
the issuance date, and not the description of the financing
documents and the notes in this prospectus supplement, defines your
rights as holders of the notes. Copies of the financing
documents will be available electronically through the U-Haul
Investors Club website. You may also request
electronic copies of the financing documents from U-Haul Holding
Company as indicated under “Where You Can Find More Information” in
this prospectus supplement.
Brief Description
of the Notes
The notes are:
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being issued over a period of time
and from time to time, in up to ten separate series, with each
series having one or more separate sub-series bearing a unique
interest rate and term as provided herein. As notes are offered, prospective investors
shall have the opportunity to select the series and sub-series of
notes for which such prospective investor is
subscribing.
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being issued under a base indenture
entered into between U-Haul Holding Company and the trustee, an
indenture supplement between U-Haul Holding Company and the
trustee, and a pledge and security agreement among U-Haul Holding
Company, the trustee and the Owner (collectively, and together with
any other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant
to the foregoing documents, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“financing documents”);
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U-Haul Holding Company’s
obligations only, and not guaranteed by any of U-Haul Holding
Company’s subsidiaries, and therefore are structurally subordinated
to the claims of existing and future creditors of U-Haul Holding
Company’s subsidiaries, including U-Haul;
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obligations of U-Haul Holding
Company, secured by a first-priority lien on the
Collateral;
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ranked equally among themselves;
and
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being issued by U-Haul Holding
Company in uncertificated book-entry form only.
The notes will not be listed on any
securities exchange. There is no market for the notes.
Principal, Maturity and
Interest; Amortization Schedule
The notes are secured debt
securities under the financing documents and are limited to the
aggregate principal amount as follows:
- Series UIC-01M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $300,000
- Series UIC-02M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $315,000
- Series UIC-03M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-04M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-05M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $581,000
- Series UIC-06M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-07M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $500,000
- Series UIC-08M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $502,000
- Series UIC-09M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-10M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-11M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-12M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $453,000
- Series UIC-13M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-14M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-15M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-16M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-17M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-18M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-19M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $400,000
- Series UIC-20M Maximum aggregate
principal amount: $224,000
The notes will be issued over a
period of time and from time to time, in up to twelve separate
series (Series UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M, 05M, 06M, 07M, 08M, 09M,
10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M, 18M, 19M, and
20M).
Each series of notes may be issued
in subseries, and each such subseries may have a different term and
interest rate than the term and interest rate issued under other
series or subseries. Notes issued under the following terms shall
have the following respective interest rates:
Terms
Proposed interest rates for the new prospectus
supplement
2-Year term: 4.70%
3-Year term: 4.75%
4-Year term: 4.80%
5-Year term: 4.85%
6-Year term: 4.90%
7-Year term: 4.95%
8-Year term: 5.00%
As notes are offered, prospective
investors shall have the opportunity to select the series and
sub-series of notes for which such prospective investor is
subscribing.
In all cases subject to collateral
removals as provided herein, the notes issued under the following
individual series will be secured, respectively, by a
first-priority undivided security interest and lien on specified
U-Haul® equipment as discussed herein. The notes issued under UIC-01M, 02M, 03M, 04M,
05M, 06M, 07M, 08M, 09M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 13M, 14M, 15M, 16M, 17M,
18M, 19M, and 20M are not cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted
to one another.
Series UIC-01M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 6,100 specified
U-Haul® Furniture Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-02M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 6,400 specified
U-Haul® Furniture Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-03M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 3,700 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-04M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 3,700 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-05M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 4,300 specified
U-Haul® Appliance Dollies manufactured in fiscal year 2022;
Series UIC-06M will be secured by a first
priority security interest and lien on up to 6,700 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-07M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 6,700 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-08M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 6,800 specified
U-Haul® Utility Dollies manufactured in fiscal year
2022;
Series UIC-09M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011;
Series UIC-10M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011;
Series UIC-11M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011;
Series UIC-12M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,294 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2011;
Series UIC-13M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-14M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-15M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-16M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-17M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-18M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-19M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 1,142 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
Series UIC-20M will be secured by a
first priority security interest and lien on up to 641 specified
U-Haul® Wooden AA U-Box Containers manufactured in 2012;
The notes are being issued in
minimum denominations of $100 and integral multiples of $100
thereof.
The respective notes accrue
interest at the interest rates identified above, commencing as of
the issue date.
Interest on the notes is computed
on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day
months.
The notes are fully
amortizing.
Principal and interest on the notes
will be credited to each holder’s U-Haul Investors
Club®
account in arrears every three
months, beginning three months from the issue date of the first
subseries of notes issued to any investor under such respective
subseries, and shall be based on the actual number of dates the
holder is invested in such notes during such
quarter.
The record date is the first day of
the month preceding the related due date for the crediting of
principal and interest on the notes in the holder’s U-Haul
Investors Club account. If any date for the crediting of principal and
interest into a holder’s U-Haul Investors Club account, including
the maturity date, falls on a day that is not a business day, the
required crediting of principal and interest on the notes shall be
due and made on the next day constituting a business
day.
Additional
Issuances
U-Haul Holding Company may not
create, or issue additional notes secured by the Collateral unless
it obtains the consent of holders of at least 51% of the principal
amount of the outstanding notes. However, U-Haul Holding Company intends to
offer additional securities through the U-Haul Investors Club
simultaneously with this offering and in the future, including
securities that are secured by assets owned by U-Haul Holding
Company or its subsidiaries other than the Collateral, which it may
do in its sole discretion and without the consent of the holders of
the notes.
Ranking
The notes are the obligations of
U-Haul Holding Company only. The notes are not being guaranteed by any of
U-Haul Holding Company’s subsidiaries, and therefore will
effectively be structurally subordinated to the claims of existing
and future creditors of U-Haul Holding Company’s subsidiaries,
including U-Haul. Other than with respect to the Collateral, the
notes rank equally in right of payment with any existing and future
unsecured indebtedness of U-Haul Holding Company.
Optional
Redemption
The notes or any sub-series or
other portion thereof may be redeemed by U-Haul Holding Company in
its sole discretion at any time, in whole or in part on a pro rata
basis or on any other basis as determined by U-Haul Holding Company
in its sole discretion, without penalty, premium or fee, at a price
equal to 100% of the principal amount then outstanding, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, through the date of
redemption. In the event of redemption, U-Haul Holding Company will
cause notices of redemption to be emailed, to the email address
associated with your account, at least 10 but not more than 30 days
before the redemption date to each applicable registered holder of
notes.
However, U-Haul Holding Company is
under no obligation to redeem the notes in whole or in part, under
any circumstances. Accordingly, investors must be prepared to hold
the notes until the respective maturity date.
Security Interest
and Collateral
The obligations of U-Haul Holding
Company with respect to the notes are secured by a first-priority
undivided security interest and lien on specified U-Haul® equipment
as discussed herein. The Collateral is being pledged by the Owner to
the trustee (or the trustee’s agent, nominee or nominee mortgagee
or titleholder) for the benefit of the holders, pursuant to the
financing documents.
Removal of
Collateral
U-Haul Holding Company has the
right, in its sole discretion, to voluntarily make or cause to be
made Collateral releases in its sole discretion. U-Haul Holding Company is not required to
obtain the consent of the holders of the notes, the trustee or any
third party to make or cause to be made Collateral releases, and
neither the trustee nor any other third party will review or
evaluate U-Haul Holding Company’s determination to remove or cause
the removal of any such Collateral. In the event of such removal of
Collateral, there shall be no additional repayment of principal on
the notes and there will be no addition of further or substitution
collateral to the respective Series. Accordingly, it is possible that the notes may
become under-collateralized or
un-collateralized.
Any such determination by U-Haul
Holding Company to remove or cause the removal of Collateral will
be final and binding on the trustee and the
holders.
In connection with any such removal
of Collateral, no appraisal will be prepared by us or on our behalf
in this regard.
U-Haul Holding Company is permitted
to make an unlimited number of Collateral removals in its sole
discretion.
Upon the trustee’s receipt of such
notice, the specified removal Collateral will be released from the
first-priority lien thereon and will no longer be subject to the
terms of the financing documents. The trustee shall have no duty to evaluate the
determination made in such certificate and shall be allowed to
conclusively rely on such certificate from U-Haul Holding
Company.
Perfection of
Security Interest in the Collateral
The financing documents require
U-Haul Holding Company to file, or cause the filing of, such
documents and instruments, in all appropriate jurisdictions and
recording offices, as are necessary or appropriate to perfect and
protect the trustee’s first-priority lien on the
Collateral.
Use and Release
of Collateral
Unless an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, and the trustee shall have commenced an
enforcement of remedies under the financing documents, U-Haul
Holding Company and its subsidiaries, including U-Haul, have the
right to:
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remain in possession and retain exclusive
control of the Collateral;
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freely operate the Collateral,
including, without limitation, by integrating the Collateral into
the U-Haul system and using it or renting it to customers, as the
case may be, in the ordinary course of business; and
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collect, invest and dispose of any
income thereon, which income will not constitute part of the
Collateral.
Release of
Collateral. The financing documents provide that the
first-priority lien on the Collateral with respect to the notes or
any sub-series or other portion thereof will automatically be
released, whether in full or incrementally, as the case may be,
upon (1) satisfaction of all of U-Haul Holding Company’s
obligations with respect to the applicable notes, sub-series of the
notes or other portion thereof, whether due to a scheduled
repayment in full or a redemption; or (2) discharge, legal
defeasance or covenant defeasance of U-Haul Holding Company’s
obligations with respect to the applicable notes or sub-series or
other portion thereof, as described below under “Discharge,
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance”.
Further
Assurances; After Acquired Collateral
The financing documents provide
that U-Haul Holding Company shall, at its expense, duly execute and deliver, or cause
to be duly executed and delivered, such further agreements,
documents and instruments, and do or cause to be
done such further acts as may be
necessary or proper, or which the trustee may reasonably request,
to evidence, perfect, maintain and enforce the first-priority lien on the Collateral and the
benefits intended to be conferred thereby, and to
otherwise effectuate the provisions
or purposes of, the financing documents.
Upon the acquisition by the Company
after the issue date of (1) any after-acquired assets, including,
but not limited to, any after-acquired equipment or fixtures which
constitute accretions, additions or technological upgrades to the
equipment or fixtures or any working capital assets that, in any
such case, form part of the Collateral, or (2) any proceeds (as
defined in the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction) from a sale or
other disposition of the Collateral, U-Haul Holding Company shall
execute and deliver, to the extent required, any information,
documentation, financing statements or other certificates as may be
necessary to vest in the trustee a perfected security interest,
subject only to Permitted Liens, in such after-acquired property
and to have such after-acquired property added to the Collateral,
and thereupon all provisions of the financing documents relating to
the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such after-acquired
property to the same extent and with the same force and
effect.
Change of
Control, Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
The holders of the notes do not
have the right to require U-Haul Holding Company to repurchase the
notes in connection with a change of control of the Company, a
merger of the Company, a consolidation of the Company or the sale
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or its
subsidiaries, to or with any Person.
Covenants
The covenants with respect to the
notes consist of the following:
Maintenance
of first-priority lien on the Collateral. So long as any of the notes are outstanding,
U-Haul Holding Company and Owner are required to maintain, subject
to Permitted Liens and to collateral removals as provided herein,
and may not take any action to negate, the first-priority lien on
the Collateral or the benefits intended to be conferred thereby.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Collateral which is the subject of
removal or attrition, including casualty and theft, may be released
from the lien and will not be substituted.
Prohibition
of additional liens on the Collateral. Neither U-Haul Holding Company nor Owner is
permitted to incur any Lien of any nature whatsoever on the
Collateral, other than the first-priority lien pursuant to the
financing documents and Permitted Liens.
Events of
Default, Waiver and Notice
The events of default with respect
to the notes (each, an “Event of Default”), consist of the
following:
Nonpayment.
The default in the crediting of
principal or interest when due to a holder’s U-Haul Investors Club
account, and the continuance of such default for a period of 30
days.
Failure to
maintain first-priority lien on the Collateral. Failure by the Company or Owner to maintain the
first-priority Lien on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens,
continued for 90 days after written notice thereof to the Company
from the trustee or to the Company and the trustee from the holders
of at least 51% in principal amount of the outstanding notes,
specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied
and stating that such notice is a “notice of default” pursuant to
the financing documents.
Incurrence
of additional Liens on the Collateral. The incurrence by the Company, Owner or any of
their respective affiliates of any additional Lien on the
Collateral, other than Permitted Liens and the Lien pursuant to the
financing documents, continued for 90 days after written notice
thereof to the Company from the trustee or to the Company and the
trustee from the holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the
outstanding notes, specifying such default or breach and requiring
it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “notice of
default” pursuant to the financing documents.
If an Event of Default under the
indenture supplement or pledge agreement occurs and is continuing,
then the trustee, on behalf of the holders, if it has notice or
actual knowledge of such Event of Default, has the right to declare
the principal amount of the notes outstanding to be due and payable
immediately by written notice to U-Haul Holding Company and to the
servicer.
A default or Event of Default under
the notes does not cause, and is not caused by, a default or event
of default under any other notes issued pursuant to the U-Haul
Investors Club.
Waiver.
The indenture provides that the
holders of not less than 51% in principal amount of the outstanding
notes may waive any past Default with respect to the notes and its
consequences, except a Default in the crediting of the principal
and interest due on the notes.
Notice.
The trustee is required, but only
to the extent the trustee has notice or knowledge of such Default,
to give notice to the holders of the notes within 90 days of a
Default, unless the Default has been cured or waived; but the
trustee may withhold notice of any Default, except a Default in the
crediting of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on
the notes, if specified responsible officers of the trustee
consider the withholding to be in the interest of the
holders.
The holders of the notes may not
institute any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, with respect to
the indenture or for any remedy under the indenture, except in the
case of failure of the trustee, for 60 days, to act after the
trustee has received a written request to institute proceedings in
respect of an Event of Default from the holders of not less than
51% in principal amount of the outstanding notes, as well as an
offer of indemnity satisfactory to the trustee, and provided that
no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given
to the trustee during such 60-day period by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding notes. However, no holder of notes is
prohibited from instituting suit for the enforcement of payment of
the principal of and interest on the notes when due.
The trustee is not under any
obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the
financing documents at the request or direction of any holders of
the notes outstanding under the indenture, unless the holders offer
to the trustee security or indemnity that is satisfactory to
it.
Subject to such provisions for the
indemnification of the trustee, the holders of not less than a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, and to exercise
any trust or power conferred upon the trustee. However, the trustee
may refuse to follow any direction that is in conflict with any law
or the indenture that may involve the trustee in personal liability
or may be unduly prejudicial to the holders of the notes not
joining in the direction.
Modifications
Modification
of the
indenture. With the consent of the holders of not less
than 51% of the principal amount of all outstanding notes, U-Haul
Holding Company may enter into supplemental indentures with the
trustee for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the indenture or
modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the
notes.
However, no modification or
amendment may, without the consent of each holder of
notes:
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extend the time of crediting of
principal and interest on the notes;
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reduce the principal amount of, or
the rate or amount of interest on, the notes;
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impair the right to institute suit
for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to the notes;
or
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reduce the percentage of
outstanding notes necessary to modify or amend the indenture, to
waive compliance with specific provisions of or certain defaults
and consequences under the indenture, or to reduce the quorum or
voting requirements set forth in the indenture.
U-Haul Holding Company and the
trustee may modify and amend the indenture without the consent of
any holder of notes for any of the following purposes:
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to evidence the succession of
another Person to U-Haul Holding Company as obligor under the
indenture;
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to add to other covenants for the
benefit of the holders of the notes or to surrender any right or
power conferred upon U-Haul Holding Company, Owner, or their
respective affiliates, as provided in the financing
documents;
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to add events of default for the
benefit of the holders of the notes;
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to add or change any provisions of
the indenture to facilitate the issuance of, or to liberalize
specific terms of, debt securities in bearer form, or to permit or
facilitate the issuance of debt securities in uncertificated form,
provided that the action will not adversely affect the interests of
the holders of the notes in any material respect;
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to change or eliminate any
provisions of the indenture, if the change or elimination becomes
effective only when there are no debt securities outstanding of any
series created prior to the change or elimination that are entitled
to the benefit of the changed or eliminated provision;
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to establish the form or terms of
debt securities of any series and any related coupons;
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to provide for the acceptance of
appointment by a successor trustee or facilitate the administration
of the trusts under the indenture by more than one
trustee;
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to cure any ambiguity or correct
any inconsistency in the indenture provided that the cure or
correction does not adversely affect the holders of the
notes;
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to supplement any of the provisions
of the indenture to the extent necessary to permit or facilitate
defeasance and discharge of the notes, provided that the supplement
does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the notes
in any material respect;
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to add to, delete from or revise
the conditions, limitations or restrictions on issue,
authentication and delivery of the notes;
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to conform any provision in the
indenture to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act;
or
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to make any change that does not adversely
affect the legal rights under the indenture of any holder of
notes.
In determining whether the holders
of the requisite principal amount of outstanding notes have given
any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or
waiver under the indenture or whether a quorum is present at a
meeting of holders of the notes, the principal amount of the notes
that is deemed to be outstanding will be the amount of the
principal that would be due and payable as of the date of the
determination upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of
the notes.
The Trustee shall be entitled to
receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an officers’
certificate and an opinion of counsel to the effect that the
execution of any such amendment or modification is authorized or
permitted pursuant to the financing documents and has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of, the Company, subject to customary
exceptions,
and that all conditions precedent
under the financing documents, if any, have been
satisfied.
Discharge,
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Discharge.
U-Haul Holding Company can
discharge specific obligations to holders of the notes or any
sub-series thereof (1) that have not already been delivered to the
trustee for cancellation and (2) that either have become due and
payable or will, within one year, become due and payable, by
irrevocably depositing with the trustee, in trust, money or funds
certified to be sufficient to pay when due the principal of and
interest on the notes.
Defeasance
and covenant defeasance. U-Haul Holding Company may elect
either:
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defeasance, which means U-Haul
Holding Company elects to defease and be discharged from any and
all obligations with respect to any sub-series of the notes, to
replace temporary or mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt
securities, to maintain an office or agency in respect of the notes
and to hold moneys for payment in trust; or
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covenant defeasance, which means
U-Haul Holding Company elects to be released from its obligations
with respect to any sub-series of the notes under specified
sections of the indenture relating to covenants, and any omission
to comply with its obligations will not constitute an Event of
Default with respect to such sub-series of the notes;
in either case upon the irrevocable
deposit by U-Haul Holding Company with the trustee, in trust, of an
amount, in currency or currencies or government obligations, or
both, sufficient without reinvestment to make scheduled payments of
the principal of and interest on the applicable sub-series of the
notes, when due, whether at maturity or otherwise.
A trust is only permitted to be
established if, among other things:
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U-Haul Holding Company has
delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel, as specified in the
indenture, to the effect that the holders of the applicable
sub-series of the notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance or
covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on
the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would
have been the case if the defeasance or covenant defeasance had not
occurred, and the opinion of counsel, in the case of defeasance,
will be required to refer to and be based upon a ruling of the
Internal Revenue Service or a change in applicable U.S. federal
income tax law occurring after the date of the
indenture;
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no Event of Default or Default has
occurred;
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the defeasance or covenant
defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a Default under, the indenture or any other material
agreement or instrument to which U-Haul Holding Company is a party
or by which U-Haul Holding Company is bound; and
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U-Haul Holding Company has delivered to the
trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each
stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance or covenant
defeasance have been complied with.
In general, if U-Haul Holding
Company elects covenant defeasance with respect to a sub-series of
the notes and payments on such sub-series of the notes are declared
due and payable because of the occurrence of an Event of Default,
the amount of money and/or government obligations on deposit with
the applicable trustee would be sufficient to pay amounts due on
such notes at the time of their stated maturity, but may not be
sufficient to pay amounts due on such notes at the time of the
acceleration resulting from the Event of Default. In that case,
U-Haul Holding Company would remain liable to make payment of the
amounts due on such notes at the time of acceleration.
In addition, U-Haul Holding Company
has the right to release or cause the release of Collateral in its
sole discretion without prepayment of the notes, while the notes
remain outstanding. In such event, it is possible that the notes
may become under-collateralized or
un-collateralized.
Trustee
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National
Association as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National
Association is the trustee under the indenture, and is a party
under the other financing documents; provided,
however, the trustee has the
right to appoint an agent or nominee to be named as mortgagee or
nominee titleholder for the benefit of the noteholders under the
financing documents.
Servicer
U-Haul Holding Company’s
subsidiary, U-Haul International, Inc., or its designee, is the
servicing agent with respect to the notes (the
“servicer”).
In this capacity, among other
duties, the servicer is responsible for crediting principal and
interest to the U-Haul Investors Club accounts of each holder,
performing recordkeeping and registrar services, perfecting and
maintaining the first-priority lien on the Collateral in favor of
the trustee for the benefit of the holders subject to Permitted
Liens, and electronically receiving and delivering all documents,
statements, tax documents and communications related to the
offering, the notes and the U-Haul Investors
Club.
No Personal
Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or
Stockholders
No director, officer, employee or
stockholder of U-Haul Holding Company or any of its subsidiaries
will have any liability for any obligations of U-Haul Holding
Company or any of its subsidiaries under the notes or any of the
financing documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of such obligations or their creation. Each holder of the notes, by accepting a note,
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the notes. Such waiver and release may not be effective to
waive liabilities under the U.S. Federal securities laws, and it is
the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public
policy.
Arbitration
The financing documents provide
that in the event that we, on the one hand, and one or more of the
holders, or the trustee on behalf of one or more of the holders, on
the other hand, are unable to resolve any dispute, claim or
controversy between them related to the financing documents or the
U-Haul Investors Club, as applicable, such parties agree to submit
such dispute to binding arbitration. However, such arbitration requirement shall not
apply in cases where the dispute is between (i) the trustee and us
(other than with respect to when the trustee is acting on behalf of
one or more of the holders), (ii) the trustee and one or more of
the holders, or (iii) the trustee and any third party.
Governing
Law
The indenture and the notes are
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of
the State of New York.
Form of Notes
U-Haul Holding Company is issuing
the notes in uncertificated book-entry form
only.
U-Haul Holding Company is not
issuing physical certificates for the notes.
The laws of some states in the
United States may require that certain Persons take physical
delivery in definitive, certificated form. U-Haul Holding Company reserves the right to
issue certificated notes only if U-Haul Holding Company determines
not to have the notes held solely in book-entry form.
U-Haul Holding Company, the
servicer and the trustee will treat holders of notes in whose names
the notes are registered as of the record date as the owners
thereof for purposes of receiving credits of principal and interest
due on the notes and for any and all other purposes whatsoever with
respect to the notes.
Restrictions on
Transfer
The notes are not transferable
except between members of the U-Haul Investors Club through
privately negotiated transactions relating exclusively to
non-qualified (non-retirement/non IRA) accounts, as to which
neither U-Haul Holding Company, the servicer, the trustee, nor any
of their respective affiliates will have any
involvement.
In addition, the notes will not be
listed on any securities exchange, there is no anticipated public
market for the notes, and it is unlikely that a secondary
“over-the-counter” market for the notes will develop between bond
dealers or bond trading desks at investment
houses.
Therefore, you must be prepared to
hold your notes until the maturity date. Transfers of the notes held in qualified
accounts are not permissible, other than transfers constituting
RMD.
The notes are not a liquid
investment. If
you believe you will need access to the funds you are otherwise
planning on investing in notes prior to the stated maturity date of
such notes, then you should not invest in the notes at this
time.
No Sinking
Fund
The notes are fully amortizing and
will not have the benefit of a sinking fund.
Certain
Definitions
“Business day” means any day other
than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are authorized
or required by law to be closed in New York City, New York,
Chicago, Illinois or Phoenix, Arizona.
“Collateral” has the meaning set
forth in “Description of Notes – Removal of Collateral”.
“Default” means any event which is,
or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of
Default.
“Event of Default” has the meaning
set forth in “Description of Notes – Events of Default, Waiver and
Notice”.
“Financing documents” means the base indenture,
the indenture supplement and the pledge and security agreement, any
other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to
the foregoing documents as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which, among
other things, the Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or
on behalf of the trustee for the benefit of the holders.
“Collateral” has the meaning set
forth in “The Offering” summary table.
“Issue date” means five business
days following our receipt and acceptance of investor subscriptions
with respect to any sub-series of the notes in the aggregate
principal amount of up to $100 for such sub-series, or at such
other time as U-Haul Holding Company determines in its sole
discretion.
Interest on issued notes shall
commence to accrue on the issue date.
“Holder” or “noteholder” means the
Person in whose name a note is registered on the books of servicer,
who shall serve as the registrar and paying agent with regard to
the notes.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, deed
to secure debt, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement,
encumbrance, preference, priority or other security agreement or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or
with respect to such property or assets, conditional sale or other
title retention agreement having substantially the same economic
effect as any of the foregoing; provided
that in no event shall an operating
lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Notes” means the debt securities
of the Company issued pursuant to the indenture and the indenture
supplement in an aggregate principal amount of up to $8,375,000, to
be issued in sub-series, as provided herein.
“Obligations” means, with respect
to any indebtedness under the notes, all obligations for principal,
premium, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to
the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with
respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim
under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements (including in respect of letters
of credit), and other amounts payable pursuant to the documentation
governing such indebtedness.
“Owner” means the applicable
subsidiary of U-Haul Holding Company which is the legal and
beneficial owner of the Collateral.
“Permitted Liens” means Liens in
favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, repairmen,
materialmen and landlords and other similar Liens imposed by law,
in each case for sums not overdue or being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments
or awards against the Company, and easements granted in the
ordinary course of business that do not have a material adverse
impact upon the property in question.
“Person” means any individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other entity.
“Principal” of a note means the
principal of such note, plus the premium, if any, payable on the
note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant
time.
“Record date” means the first day
of the month preceding the related due date for the crediting of
principal and interest on the notes.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“trustee” means U.S. Bank Trust
Company, National Association as successor in interest to U.S. Bank
National Association until a successor replaces it and, thereafter,
means the successor.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable
jurisdiction.
U-HAUL INVESTORS
CLUB®
Overview
The offering of the notes is
structured as a subscription offering. This means U-Haul Holding Company is offering
you the opportunity to subscribe to purchase notes, which U-Haul
Holding Company may accept or reject. In order to subscribe to purchase notes, you
must become a member of the U-Haul Investors Club and follow the
instructions available on our website at uhaulinvestorsclub.com.
As notes are offered, prospective investors shall have the
opportunity to select the sub-series of notes for which such
prospective investor is subscribing.
Membership
Application
In order to become a member of the
U-Haul Investors Club (a “member”) you must first submit a
membership application online. A
member of the U-Haul Investors Club must:
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with respect to natural persons, be
of at least 18 years of age and be a U.S. resident with a valid
social security number;
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with respect to entities, be a
corporation, partnership, limited partnership, trust, limited
liability company or any other entity, organized under the laws of
a United States jurisdiction and have a valid tax identification
number or social security number;
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have an email account and a U.S.
bank account;
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link such member’s U.S. bank
account to such member’s U-Haul Investors Club account;
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be comfortable using the Internet
and investing in a self-directed manner; and
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agree to other specified terms and
conditions of membership in the U-Haul Investors Club, including
electronic receipt and delivery of all documents, statements and
communications related to the offering, the notes and the U-Haul
Investors Club online, as well as the obligation to arbitrate
resolution of any and all disputes that arise, and a waiver of
class action claims.
If your membership application is
accepted, U-Haul Holding Company will notify you by email and a
password-protected U-Haul Investors Club account will be
created.
Subscription
Agreement and Process
Once you are a member of the U-Haul
Investors Club, in order to subscribe to purchase notes you must
submit a subscription offer online. In the subscription offer, you will designate
the maximum principal amount of notes, and the applicable
sub-series, that you are willing to purchase. The minimum amount of notes that you can
subscribe to purchase is $100, and you may only subscribe to
purchase a principal amount of notes in an integral multiple of
$100 (e.g., $100, $200, $300, etc.). Unless otherwise determined by U-Haul Holding
Company, there is no maximum amount of notes that you can subscribe
to purchase.
U-Haul Holding Company reserves the
right to accept or reject your subscription to purchase notes, in
whole or in part, and in its sole discretion, for any
reason.
Revocability of
Subscription to Purchase Notes
Your subscription to purchase notes
in any sub-series is revocable until U-Haul Holding Company closes
the offering.
Upon the closing of the offering,
your subscription to purchase notes for such sub-series shall be
irrevocable.
The anticipated offering closing
date for each sub-series of the notes is or will be identified on
the uhaulinvestorsclub.com
website; however, such date is
subject to change at U-Haul Holding Company’s sole
discretion.
To the extent U-Haul Holding
Company changes the anticipated closing date for any sub-series of
notes, the uhaulinvestorsclub.com
website will be updated to reflect
such changed date or interest rate. It is recommended that prospective investors
periodically check the uhaulinvestorsclub.com
website for any changes in the
anticipated closing date for any sub-series of
notes.
Issuance of Notes
Notes will be issued within five
business day following our receipt and acceptance of investor
subscriptions with respect to any sub-series of the notes in the
aggregate principal amount of up to $100 for such sub-series, or at
such other time as U-Haul Holding Company determines in its sole
discretion.
Interest shall on issued notes
commence to accrue on the issue date. Such note issuance will be in uncertificated
book-entry format only. Servicer will register the notes in the names
of these members on servicer’s books and
records.
U-Haul Investors
Club Member Accounts
In order to subscribe to purchase
notes, a member must have sufficient funds in its U-Haul Investors
Club account.
In order to fund its U-Haul
Investors Club account, such account must be linked to such
member’s outside U.S. bank account and funds must be transferred
from the linked bank account to the U-Haul Investors Club account,
using the Automated Clearing House, or ACH, network. Funds are
considered available in the member’s U-Haul Investors Club account
a minimum of three business days after such member initiates the
ACH transfer.
U-Haul Investors Club accounts are
record-keeping subaccounts of a bank account maintained by servicer
(referred to herein as the “investment account”) with a third party
financial institution, and reflect balances and transactions with
respect to each member of the U-Haul Investors Club. The servicer
administers the investment account and maintains the sub-accounts
for each member of the U-Haul Investors Club. These record-keeping sub-accounts, which we
refer to as “U-Haul Investors Club accounts”, are purely
administrative.
U-Haul Investors Club members have
no direct relationship with the financial institution at which the
investment account is maintained, or any successor thereto, by
virtue of becoming a member of and participating in the U-Haul
Investors Club.
Funds in the investment account
will always be maintained by the servicer at an FDIC member
financial institution.
How to Remove
Funds from Your U-Haul Investors Club Account
Uninvested funds in each member’s
U-Haul Investors Club account may remain in the respective U-Haul
Investors Club accounts indefinitely and do not earn interest, and
may include funds never committed by the member to the purchase of
notes.
Upon request by the member through
the U-Haul Investors Club website, U-Haul Holding Company will
transfer, or will cause the servicer to transfer, U-Haul Investors
Club account funds to the member’s linked U.S. bank account by ACH
transfer, provided such funds are not already committed to the
purchase of notes. It may take up to five business days for funds
to transfer from a member’s U-Haul Investors Club account to such
member’s linked U.S. bank account. However, in order to ensure that sufficient
funds are available in a member’s U-Haul Investors Club account,
with respect to funds ACH transferred into the member’s U-Haul
Investors Club account from its linked bank account, there will be
a thirty (30) day hold before such funds are eligible for ACH
transfer to such member’s linked bank account.
Principal and
Interest; Servicing of the Notes
Each holder will have the principal
and interest due on the notes credited to such holder’s U-Haul
Investors Club account. The notes are being exclusively serviced by the
servicer, which means, among other things, that the servicer is
responsible for performing recordkeeping and registrar services
with respect to the notes, and electronically receiving and
delivering all documents, statements and communications related to
the offering, the notes and the U-Haul Investors
Club.
Each member is permitted one free
ACH transfer initiation per week (Sunday through Saturday) from
such member’s U-Haul Investors Club account to such member’s linked
U.S. bank account. Additional transfers may be subject to a $1.00
per transaction charge. The trustee has no duty, responsibility or
liability with respect to the transfer, registration or payments on
the notes.
Transfer of Notes
The notes will not be listed on any
securities exchange, and there is no public market for the
notes.
Therefore, you must be prepared to
hold your notes until the maturity date. The notes are not transferable except between
members of the U-Haul Investors Club through privately negotiated
transactions relating exclusively to non-qualified
(non-retirement/non IRA) accounts, as to which neither U-Haul
Holding Company, the servicer, the trustee, nor any of their
respective affiliates will have any involvement. Transfers of the notes held in qualified
accounts are not permissible, other than transfers constituting
RMD.
In the event you sell or transfer
your note, you must notify servicer, and there will be assessed to
the transferor a $25.00 per transaction registrar transfer fee.
Such registrar transfer fee will be automatically deducted from the
note transferor’s U-Haul Investors Club account. There can be no assurance that a holder
desiring to sell its notes will be able to find a buyer in any
privately negotiated transaction, or that even if such a buyer is
located by a holder, that such buyer would be willing to pay a
price equal to the outstanding principal balance due on such
note.
U-Haul Investors
Club Fees
There are no fees to join the
U-Haul Investors Club or to maintain a membership, and there are no
commissions on the purchases of notes. In addition to the $25.00
registrar transfer fee noted above, non-routine requests made in
connection with your notes may lead to additional fees, subject to
your prior approval. Such fees will be automatically deducted from
the funds in your U-Haul Investors Club account.
Electronic
Communication
By participating in the offering,
members of the U-Haul Investors Club agree to receive and submit
all documents, statements, records and notices, and tax documents
including IRS Form 1099s, electronically through the U-Haul
Investors Club website and their U-Haul Investors Club
accounts.
Each member is responsible for
keeping its U-Haul Investors Club account contact information
up-to-date with the servicer. The notes are maintained in book-entry form,
with U-Haul Holding Company.
MATERIAL U.S.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following discussion summarizes
the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of the notes.
This summary is based on the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the
“Code”, regulations issued under the Code, judicial authority and
administrative rulings and practice, all as of the date hereof and
all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change.
Any such change may be applied retroactively and may adversely
affect the U.S. federal tax consequences described in this
prospectus supplement. This summary addresses only tax consequences
to investors that purchase the notes at initial issuance for the
“issue price” and own the notes as “capital assets” within the
meaning of the Code and not as part of a “straddle” or a
“conversion transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or
as part of some other integrated investment.
This summary does not discuss all
of the tax consequences that may be relevant to particular
investors or to investors subject to special treatment under the
U.S. federal income tax laws (such as insurance companies, banks,
financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, retirement plans,
regulated investment companies, holders subject to the alternative
minimum tax, partnerships or other pass-through entities (or
investors in such entities), securities dealers, expatriates or
United States persons whose functional currency for tax purposes is
not the U.S. dollar). We have not and do not intend to seek a
ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or the “IRS”, with
respect to any matters discussed in this section, and we cannot
assure you that the IRS will not challenge one or more of the tax
consequences described below.
If any entity treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds notes, the
tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend
upon the status of the partner and the activities of the
partnership. A partner of a partnership holding notes should
consult its tax advisers with respect to the tax treatment of
holding notes through the partnership.
Persons considering the purchase of the notes
should consult their tax advisers concerning the application of the
U.S. federal income, estate and gift tax laws to their particular
situations as well as any tax consequences of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of the notes arising under the laws of
any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.
U.S.
Holders
Only U.S. Holders are permitted to
beneficially own the notes. For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S.
Holder” means, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a beneficial
owner of a note that is:
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an individual who is a citizen or
resident of the United States;
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a corporation, or other entity
taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or a
partnership, limited liability company, trust, custodial account
and other entities created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States or any state or political subdivision thereof or
therein (including the District of Columbia);
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an estate whose income is subject
to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source;
or
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a trust if a court within the
United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its
administration and one or more United States persons have the
authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or that was
a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes on
August 19, 1996, and has elected to continue to be
treated as a domestic trust.
Therefore, the remainder of this
discussion assumes that the notes are purchased, owned and disposed
of only by U.S. Holders.
Treatment of
U-Haul Investors Club Membership
The U-Haul Investors Club should
not be treated as an unincorporated organization carrying on a
business, financial operation, or venture and should not be
classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.
Each investor purchasing notes is
required to complete a note subscription offer and provide a linked
U.S. bank account to pay for the notes, with each investor
purchasing notes making an investment decision separate from other
investors’ purchases of notes.
Treatment of
Interest
Stated interest on the notes will
be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary income as the interest
accrues or is paid in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of
tax accounting.
Treatment of
Dispositions of Notes
Upon the sale, exchange,
retirement, redemption or other taxable disposition of a note, a
U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the
difference between the amount received on such disposition (other
than amounts attributable to accrued and unpaid interest, which
will be treated as ordinary interest income if not previously
included in income) and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the note. A
U.S. Holder’s tax basis in a note will initially be, in general,
the cost of the note to the U.S. Holder. Gain or loss realized on
the sale, exchange, retirement or redemption of a note generally
will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or
loss if, at the time of such sale, exchange, retirement or
redemption the note has been held for more than one year. Certain
preferential tax rates may apply to gain recognized as long-term
capital gain. A U.S. Holder’s ability to deduct capital losses is
subject to limitations.
Information Reporting
Requirements and Backup Withholding
When required, the servicer will
report to the U.S. Holders of the notes and the IRS amounts of
interest paid on or with respect to the notes and the amount of any
tax withheld from such payments. Certain non-corporate U.S. Holders
may be subject to backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%)
if the U.S. Holder: fails to furnish its taxpayer identification
number, or TIN, in the required manner; furnishes an incorrect TIN;
is subject to backup withholding because the U.S. Holder has failed
to properly report payments of interest and dividends; or fails to
establish an exemption from backup withholding.
Backup withholding is not an
additional tax and may be refunded or credited against the U.S.
Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that certain
required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Circular
230
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH U.S.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 230, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A)
THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE,
AND CANNOT BE, RELIED UPON FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES
THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS
AMENDED (THE “CODE”); (B) SUCH DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED HEREIN BY US
IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING (WITHIN THE MEANING
OF CIRCULAR 230) BY US OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED
HEREIN; AND (C) YOU SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON YOUR PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
The notes are offered in the United
States only and only to U.S. Holders. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences” on page S-34 of this prospectus supplement for the
definition of “U.S. Holders”. The notes are offered on a continuing basis
until U-Haul Holding Company closes the offering, and the notes
will be offered by U-Haul Holding Company or its affiliates
directly to the public. There is presently anticipated to be no
underwriter, broker, dealer or placement agent for the notes, and
it is presently anticipated that no commissions will be paid to any
third parties in connection with the offering.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Certain legal matters will be
passed upon for us by DLA Piper LLP (US). If
counsel for any underwriter, dealer or agent passes on legal
matters in connection with an offering made by this prospectus, we
will name that counsel in the prospectus supplement relating to the
offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial
statements and schedules as of March 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each
of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and
management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022 incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance
on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
PROSPECTUS

Debt
Securities
Common
Stock
Preferred
Stock
By this prospectus, we may offer
from time to time: debt securities; common stock; and preferred
stock.
When we offer securities, we will
provide you with a prospectus supplement describing the terms of
the specific issue of securities, including the price of the
securities. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement carefully before you decide to invest. This prospectus
may not be used to sell securities unless it is accompanied by a
prospectus supplement that further describes the securities being
delivered to you.
We may offer and sell these
securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and
agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed
basis.
Our common stocks are listed for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “UHAL.”
and “UHAL.B”. We have not yet determined whether any of the
securities that may be offered by this prospectus will be listed on
any exchange, or included in any inter-dealer quotation system or
over-the-counter market. If we decide to seek the listing or
inclusion of any such securities upon issuance, the prospectus
supplement relating to those securities will disclose the exchange,
quotation system or market on or in which the securities will be
listed or included.
Investing in our securities
involves risks. We may include specific risk factors in an
applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk
Factors.”
In this prospectus, when we use the
terms “U-Haul Holding Company,” the “Company,” “the combined
company,” “we,” “us” or “our,” we mean U-Haul Holding Company and
its subsidiaries unless the context requires otherwise.
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Investing in our
securities involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning
on Page 5 of this prospectus and in
the applicable prospectus supplement for certain risks you should
consider. You should carefully read the
entire prospectus before you invest in our securities.
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Neither the
Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or
passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
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December 20,
2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About
This Prospectus
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1
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About
U-Haul Holding Company
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Risk
Factors
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4
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Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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4
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Description of
Securities
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5
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Use of
Proceeds
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6
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Plan of
Distribution
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6
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Legal
Matters
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7
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Experts
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7
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Incorporation of
Certain Information by Reference
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7
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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8
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If you are in a jurisdiction where
offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the
securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a
person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities,
then the offer presented in this prospectus does not extend to
you.
We have not authorized anyone to
give any information or make any representation about us that is
different from, or in addition to, that contained in this
prospectus, including in any of the materials that we have
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any accompanying
prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared or
authorized by us. Therefore, if anyone does give you information
of this sort, you should not rely on it as authorized by
us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus, nor
any sale made hereunder, shall under any circumstances create any
implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the
date hereof or that the information incorporated by reference
herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such
information.
ABOUT THIS
PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a
registration statement on Form S-3 that U-Haul Holding Company has
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
utilizing the “shelf” registration process for the offering and
sale of securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Under the shelf registration process, we may,
over time, sell any combination of securities described in this
prospectus.
This prospectus provides you with a
general description of the securities that U-Haul Holding Company
may offer hereunder. Each time U-Haul Holding Company sells a type
or series of securities, it will provide a prospectus supplement
that will contain specific information about the offering and the
terms of the particular securities offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update
or change information contained in this
prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any
prospectus supplement together with the additional information
described under the headings “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
In each prospectus supplement, we
will include the following information:
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designation or
classification;
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the aggregate principal amount or
aggregate offering price of securities that we propose to
sell;
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with respect to debt securities,
the maturity;
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original issue discount, if
any;
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the rates and times of payment of
interest, dividends or other payments, if any;
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redemption, conversion, exchange,
settlement or sinking fund terms, if any;
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restrictive covenants, if
any;
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the names of any underwriters,
agents or dealers to or through which the securities will be
sold;
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any compensation of those
underwriters, agents or dealers;
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information about any securities
exchanges or automated quotation systems on which the securities
will be listed or traded or the fact that such securities will not
be listed or traded on any exchange;
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any risk factors applicable to the
securities that we propose to sell;
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important federal income tax
considerations; and
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any other material information
about the offering and sale of the securities.
A prospectus supplement may include
a discussion of risks or other special considerations applicable to
us or the offered securities. A prospectus supplement may also add,
update or change information in this prospectus. If there is any
inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the
applicable prospectus supplement, you must rely on the information
in the prospectus supplement. Please carefully read both this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with
additional information described under the heading “Where You Can
Find More Information.”
This prospectus may not be used to offer or
sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus
supplement.
The registration statement
containing this prospectus, including exhibits to the registration
statement, provides additional information about us and the
securities offered under this prospectus. The registration
statement can be read at the SEC website or at the SEC’s Public
Reading Room mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
We have not authorized any
broker-dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information
or to make any representation other than those contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying
supplement to this prospectus. You must not rely upon any
information or representation not contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus
supplement. This prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this
prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy securities, nor do this prospectus and the
accompanying supplement to this prospectus constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such
offer or solicitation. The information contained in this prospectus
and the accompanying prospectus supplement speaks only as of the
date set forth on the cover page and may not reflect subsequent
changes in our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects even though this prospectus and any accompanying
prospectus supplement is delivered or securities are sold on a
later date.
We may sell the securities directly
to or through underwriters, dealers or agents. We, and our
underwriters or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all
or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer
securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in the
applicable prospectus supplement:
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the names of those underwriters or
agents;
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applicable fees, discounts and
commissions to be paid to them;
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details regarding over-allotment
options, if any; and
Common
Stock. We may issue shares
of our common stock from time to time. Holders of our common stock
are entitled to one vote per share for the election of directors
and on all other matters that require stockholder approval. Subject
to any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock, in
the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of
our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets
remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation
preferences of any outstanding preferred stock. Our common stock
does not carry any redemption rights or any preemptive rights
enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class
of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares
of any class of our common stock. Any such issuance of common stock
may cause the dilution of our existing outstanding equity
securities.
Preferred
Stock. We may issue shares
of our preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series.
Under our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors has
the authority, without further action by stockholders, to designate
up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series
and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and
restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock,
including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights
and terms of redemption, liquidation preference and sinking fund
terms, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the
common stock. Any such issuance of common stock may cause the
dilution of our existing outstanding equity securities.
If we issue preferred stock, we will fix the
rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of
the preferred stock of each series that we sell under this
prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements in the certificate
of designations relating to that series. If we issue preferred
stock, we will incorporate by reference into the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part the form of any
certificate of designations that describes the terms of the series
of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the
related series of preferred stock. We urge you to read the
prospectus supplement related to any series of preferred stock we
may offer, as well as the complete certificate of designations that
contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred
stock.
Debt
Securities. We may issue debt securities from time to time,
in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt. The
senior debt securities will rank equally with any other
unsubordinated debt that we may have and may be secured or
unsecured. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and
junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner
described in the instrument governing the debt, to all or some
portion of our indebtedness. Additionally, we may issue common and/or
preferred stock from time to time. Any such issuance of equity securities may
cause the dilution of our existing outstanding equity
securities.
If we issue debt securities, they
will be issued under one or more documents called indentures, which
are contracts between us and a trustee for the holders of the debt
securities. If we issue preferred stock, it will be issued pursuant
to a certificate of designation of the rights and preferences of
such securities, to the extent and in the manner described in such
document.
We urge you to read the prospectus
supplement related to the series of debt securities or equity
securities being offered, as the case may be, as well as the
complete indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities
(which will include a supplemental indenture) and the complete
preferred stock certificate of designation, if
any.
If we issue debt securities,
indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of
debt securities being offered will be incorporated by reference
into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part
from reports we have filed or would subsequently file with the SEC.
Similarly, if we issue preferred stock, the certificate of
designation containing the terms of such preferred stock being
offered will be incorporated by reference into the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we would
subsequently file with the SEC.
ABOUT U-Haul
Holding Company -
We believe we are North America’s
largest “do-it-yourself” moving and storage operator through our
subsidiary U-Haul International, Inc (“U-Haul”). U-Haul is
synonymous with “do-it-yourself” moving and storage and is a leader
in supplying products and services to help people move and store
their household and commercial goods. Our primary service objective
is to provide a better and better product or service to more and
more people at a lower and lower cost.
We were founded in 1945 as a sole
proprietorship under the name “U-Haul Trailer Rental Company” and
have rented trailers ever since. Starting in 1959, we rented trucks
on a one-way and in-town basis exclusively through independent
U-Haul®
dealers. In 1974, we began
developing our network of U-Haul®
managed retail stores, through
which we rent our trucks and trailers, self-storage rooms and
portable moving and storage units and sell moving and self-storage
products and services to complement our independent dealer
network.
We rent our distinctive orange and
white U-Haul®
trucks and trailers as well as
offer self-storage rooms through a network of over 2,100 Company
operated retail moving stores and nearly 21,100 independent
U-Haul®
dealers. We also sell U-Haul®
brand boxes, tape and other moving
and self-storage products and services to “do-it-yourself” moving
and storage customers at all of our distribution outlets and
through our uhaul.com website. Another extension of our strategy to
make “do-it-yourself” moving and storage easier is our
U-Box®
program. A
U-Box®
portable moving and storage unit is
delivered to a location of our customer’s choosing either by the
customers themselves through the use of a U-Box®
trailer, with the assistance of a
Moving help program or by Company personnel. Once the
U-Box®
portable moving and storage unit is
filled, it can be stored at the customer’s location, or taken to
any of our Company operated locations, a participating independent
dealer, or moved to a location of the customer’s choice.
We believe U-Haul is the most convenient
supplier of products and services addressing the needs of North
America’s “do-it-yourself” moving and storage market. Our broad
geographic coverage throughout the United States and Canada and our
extensive selection of U-Haul®
brand moving equipment rentals,
self-storage units, portable moving and storage units and related
moving and storage products and services provide our customers with
convenient “one-stop” shopping.
Since 1945, U-Haul has incorporated
sustainable practices into its everyday operations. We believe that
our basic business premise of equipment sharing helps reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the inventory of total large
capacity vehicles. We continue to look for ways to reduce waste
within our business and are dedicated to manufacturing reusable
components and recyclable products. We believe that our commitment
to sustainability, through our products and services and everyday
operations has helped us to reduce our impact on the
environment.
Through Repwest Insurance Company
and ARCOA Risk Retention Group, our property and casualty insurance
subsidiaries, we manage the property, liability and related
insurance claims processing for U-Haul. Oxford Life Insurance
Company, our life insurance subsidiary, sells Medicare supplement
insurance, life insurance, annuities and other related products to
the senior market.
We are a publicly traded Nevada
corporation. Our voting and non-voting common stock were
previously listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
symbols “UHAL” and “UHALB.” Effective December 19, 2022, we transferred the
listing of our voting common stock to the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol “UHAL” and our non-voting common stock to the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UHAL.B.” Our principal executive offices are located at
5555 Kietzke Lane, Suite 100, Reno, Nevada 89511. Our telephone
number is (775) 688-6300, and our website address is
investors.uhaul.com. Information contained in or linked to our
website is not a part of this prospectus.
You can get more information
regarding our business by reading our most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K and the other reports and information that we file with
the SEC. See “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
RISK
FACTORS
Before making an investment
decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under
“Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement, together
with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus or
incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment
objectives and financial circumstances. Our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be materially adversely
affected by any of these risks. This prospectus and the
incorporated documents also contain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks
mentioned elsewhere in this prospectus.
NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents
incorporated by reference herein contains “forward-looking
statements” regarding future events and our future results of
operations. We may make additional written or oral forward-looking
statements from time to time in filings with the SEC or otherwise.
We believe such forward-looking statements are within the meaning
of the safe-harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements may
include, but are not limited to, the risk associated with COVID-19
or similar events on system members or customers, impact on the
economic environment or demand of our products and the cost and
availability of debt and capital, estimates of capital
expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services,
financing needs and plans, our perceptions of our legal positions
and anticipated outcomes of government investigations and pending
litigation against us, liquidity and the availability of financial
resources to meet our needs, goals and strategies, plans for new
business, storage occupancy, growth rate assumptions, pricing,
costs, and access to capital and leasing markets, the impact of our
compliance with environmental laws and cleanup costs, our beliefs
regarding our sustainable practices, our used vehicle disposition
strategy, the sources and availability of funds for our rental
equipment and self-storage expansion and replacement strategies and
plans, our plan to expand our
U-Haul storage affiliate program, that
additional leverage can be supported by our operations and
business, the availability of alternative vehicle manufacturers,
our estimates of the residual values of our equipment fleet, our
plans with respect to off-balance sheet arrangements, our plans to
continue to invest in the U-Box®
program, the impact of interest
rate and foreign currency exchange rate changes on our operations,
the sufficiency of our capital resources, the sufficiency of
capital of our insurance subsidiaries, inflationary pressures that
may challenge our ability to maintain or improve upon our operating
margin, expectations regarding the potential impact to our
information technology infrastructure and on our financial
performance and business operations, including any related costs,
fines or lawsuits, and our ability to continue ongoing operations
and safeguard the integrity of our information technology
infrastructure, data, and employee, customer and vendor
information, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The
words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,”
“could,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the
statement was made.
Forward-looking statements are inherently
subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be
predicted or quantified. Factors that could significantly affect
results include, without limitation, the risks enumerated in the
“Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-8 of this prospectus
supplement, as well as the following: the degree and nature of our
competition; our leverage; general economic conditions;
fluctuations in our costs to maintain and update our fleet and
facilities; the limited number of manufacturers that supply our
rental trucks; our ability to effectively hedge our variable
interest rate debt; that a substantial amount of our shares are
owned by a small contingent of stockholders; fluctuations in
quarterly results and seasonality; changes in, and our compliance
with, government regulations, particularly environmental
regulations and regulations relating to motor carrier operations;
outcomes of litigation; our reliance on our third party dealer
network; liability claims relating to our rental vehicles and
equipment; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key
employees; reliance on our automated systems and the internet; our
credit ratings; our insurance financial strength ratings; our
ability to recover under reinsurance arrangements and other factors
described in Item 1A, Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or the other
documents we file with the SEC. The above factors, the following
disclosures, as well as other statements in this prospectus and in
the notes to our consolidated financial statements, could
contribute to or cause such risks or uncertainties, or could cause
our stock price to fluctuate dramatically. Consequently, the
forward-looking statements should not be regarded as
representations or warranties by the Company that such matters will
be realized. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise
any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new
information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise,
except as required by law.
You should carefully consider the
trends, risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors”
section of this prospectus and other information in this prospectus
and reports filed with the SEC before making any investment
decision with respect to the notes. If any of the trends, risks or
uncertainties set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this
prospectus actually occurs or continues, our business, financial
condition or operating results could be materially adversely
affected. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or
persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement.
DESCRIPTION OF
SECURITIES
We may offer shares of our common
stock and preferred stock and various series of debt securities
from time to time under this prospectus at prices and on terms to
be determined by market conditions at the time of
offering.
Each time we offer a type or series
of securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will
describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of
such securities. The debt securities will be unsecured or
secured by certain assets owned by us or certain of our
subsidiaries or third parties.
A prospectus supplement will
describe the specific types, amounts, prices and detailed terms of
any of these securities.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will retain broad discretion
over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of our securities
offered hereby.
Except as described in any
prospectus supplement, we currently anticipate using the net
proceeds from the sale of our securities offered hereby primarily
for general corporate purposes.
Pending the use of the net proceeds, we may
invest the net proceeds in short-term marketable
securities.
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities covered
by this prospectus from time to time in one or more
offerings.
Registration of the securities
covered by this prospectus does not mean, however, that those
securities will necessarily be offered or sold.
We may sell the securities
separately or together:
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through one or more underwriters or
dealers in a public offering and sale by them;
We will set forth the terms of the
offering of any securities being offered in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
If we utilize underwriters in an
offering of securities using this prospectus, we will execute an
underwriting agreement with those underwriters. The underwriting agreement will provide that
the obligations of the underwriters with respect to a sale of the
offered securities are subject to certain conditions precedent and
that the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered
securities if any are purchased. Underwriters may sell those securities to or
through dealers. The underwriters may change any initial public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or
re-allowed or paid to dealers from time to time. If
we utilize underwriters in an offering of securities using this
prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement will contain a
statement regarding the intention, if any, of the underwriters to
make a market in the offered securities.
If we utilize a dealer in an offering of
securities using this prospectus, we will sell the offered
securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell those securities to
the public at a fixed price or at varying prices to be determined
by the dealer at the time of resale.
We may also use this prospectus to
offer and sell securities through agents designated by us from time
to time. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus
supplement, any agent will be acting on a reasonable efforts basis
for the period of its appointment.
We may offer to sell securities
either at a fixed price or at prices that may be changed, at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to
prevailing market prices or at negotiated
prices. We
may also use this prospectus to directly solicit offers to purchase
securities. Except as set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement, none of our directors, officers, or
employees nor those of our subsidiaries will solicit or receive a
commission in connection with those direct
sales. Those
persons may respond to inquiries by potential purchasers and
perform ministerial and clerical work in connection with direct
sales.
We may authorize underwriters,
dealers and agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to
purchase securities pursuant to delayed delivery contracts
providing for payment and delivery on a future date specified in
the prospectus supplement. Institutions with which delayed delivery
contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks,
insurance companies, educational and charitable institutions and
other institutions that we may approve. The obligations of any purchaser under any
delayed delivery contract will not be subject to any conditions
except that any related sale of offered securities to underwriters
shall have occurred and the purchase by an institution of the
securities covered by its delayed delivery
contract shall not at the time of delivery be
prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States
to which that institution is subject.
Underwriters, dealers or agents
participating in a distribution of securities by use of this
prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement may be deemed to
be underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received by them
and any profit realized by them on resale of the offered
securities, whether received from us or from purchasers of offered
securities for whom they act as agent, may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities
Act.
Under agreements that we may enter
into, underwriters, dealers or agents who participate in the
distribution of securities by use of this prospectus and an
applicable prospectus supplement may be entitled to indemnification
by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that
those underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to
make.
Underwriters, dealers, agents or
their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with,
or perform services for, us and our subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business, for which they have received or will receive
customary compensation.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Certain legal matters will be
passed upon for us by DLA Piper LLP (US). If
counsel for any underwriter, dealer or agent passes on legal
matters in connection with an offering made by this prospectus, we
will name that counsel in the prospectus supplement relating to the
offering.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements and schedules as of March 31,
2022 and 2021 and for each of the three years in the period ended
March 31, 2022 and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been so
incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein
by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
We file reports and other
information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy, at prescribed rates, any
document we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. Please call the SEC at (800)-SEC-0330 for
further information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room. Our SEC filings also are available on the SEC’s
website at sec.gov.
We “incorporate by reference”
information into this prospectus, which means that we are
disclosing important information to you by referring you to other
documents filed separately with the SEC. These documents contain important information
about U-Haul Holding Company and are an important part of this
prospectus. We
incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents listed
below:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022;
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021;
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those portions of our definitive
proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated July 6, 2022, incorporated by
reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2022; and
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our current reports on Form 8-K
filed on July 19, 2022, August 19, 2022, September 9, 2022,
September 27, 2022, October 24, 2022, October 25, 2022, November
16, 2022, December 8, 2022 and December 19, 2022.
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the description of U-Haul Holding Company’s
common stock set forth in our registration statements filed
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating those descriptions;
and
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all documents filed by us under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the
date of this prospectus and the termination of any offering made
under this prospectus and the prospectus supplement or supplements
that will accompany any offering of securities
hereunder.
Unless expressly incorporated by
reference, nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to
incorporate by reference information furnished, but not filed, with
the SEC.
Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained in this prospectus or in the applicable prospectus
supplement or in any other subsequently filed document that also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus,
modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement that is so modified or superseded
will not constitute a part of this prospectus, except as modified
or superseded.
You may obtain any of the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the SEC through
the SEC’s website at the address provided on the previous
page. You also may request a copy of any document
incorporated by reference in this prospectus (excluding any
exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically
incorporated by reference in this document), at no
cost.
Requests should be directed to
Laurence De Respino, General Counsel, U-Haul Holding Company, c/o
U-Haul International, Inc., 2727 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ 85004, telephone, (602) 263-6977.
We own numerous trademarks and
service marks that contribute to the identity and recognition of
our Company and its products and services. Certain of these marks
are integral to the conduct of our business, a loss of any of which
could have a material adverse-affect on our business. We consider
the trademark “U-Haul®”
to be of material importance to our business in addition, but not
limited to, the U.S. trademarks and service marks
“AMERCO®”,
“U-Haul Holding CompanySM”,
“eMove®”,
“Gentle Ride SuspensionSM”,
“In-Town®”,
“Lowest DecksSM”,
“Moving made Easier®”,
“Make Moving Easier®”,
“Mom’s Attic®”,
“Moving Help®”,
“Moving Helper®”,
“Safemove®”,
“Safemove Plus®”,
“Safestor®”,
“Safestor Mobile®”,
“Safetow®”,
“Collegeboxes®”,
“U-Box®”,
“uhaul.com®”,
“U-Haul Investors Club®”,
“U-Haul Truck Share®”,
“U-Haul Truck Share 24/7®“
“U-Note®”,
“WebSelfStorage®”,
and “U-Haul SmartMobilityCenter®”,
among others, for use in connection with the moving and storage
business. This prospectus supplement also includes product name and
other trade names and service marks owned by U-Haul Holding Company
or its affiliates.
WHERE YOU CAN
FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational
requirements of the Exchange Act and in accordance therewith file
reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC.
Our filings are available to the
public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at sec.gov, as well
as at our website at investors.uhaul.com. You may also read and copy, at prescribed
rates, any document we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800)-SEC-0330 for
further information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference
Rooms.
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20M
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