Exhibit 10.41

 

Amendment to the Joint Venture Agreement

 

Between:

 

(1) SHURGARD SELF STORAGE SCA, a company organised and existing under the laws
of Belgium, having its registered office at Quai du Commerce/Handelskaai 48,
1000 Brussels, registered with the Commercial Register of Brussels (registration
number 587.679),

 

Represented for the purposes of this Agreement by (i) SSC Benelux Inc.,
represented by David K. Grant, or (ii) European Self Storage SA, represented by
Patrick Metdepenninghen,

 

Hereinafter referred to as “Shurgard”;

 

And:

 

(2) Crescent Euro Self Storage Investments SARL, a company in formation, to be
organised and to exist under the laws of Luxembourg, which will have its
registered office at 398, route d’Esch, L-1471 Luxembourg and which will be
registered with the Commercial Register of Luxembourg,

 

represented for the purposes of this Agreement by Asim Zafar, Muhannad M.
Abulhasan and/or Henry Thompson,

 

Hereinafter referred to as “Luxco”.

 

Individually referred to as a “Party”, or collectively as the “Parties”.

 

Whereas:

 

(A) Pursuant to Clause 10.5.4 of the joint venture agreement dated 20 December
2002 (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) between Shurgard and Luxco, Shurgard and
Luxco undertook to (i) execute or cause a company nominated by it to execute and
cause a bank of first standing to be selected by Shurgard and Luxco to execute,
respectively, a Shurgard Break-Up Fee Escrow Agreement and the Luxco Break-Up
Fee Escrow Agreement, and (ii) pay or cause a company nominated by it to pay EUR
3,500,000 into the escrow account opened in accordance with the Shurgard
Break-Up Fee Escrow Agreement and the Luxco Break-Up Fee Escrow Agreement
respectively (the “Escrow Accounts”), at the latest 5 Business Days after the
signing of the Joint Venture Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1 Definitions

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, any word in this Agreement starting with a
capital letter is a defined term and should have the same meaning as in the
Joint Venture Agreement.

 

2 Amendment

 

The Parties recognise and accept that, due to technical reasons, (i) neither the
Shurgard Break-Up Fee Escrow Agreement nor the Luxco Break-Up Escrow Agreement
can be signed and executed, and (ii) the requisite amounts cannot be paid into
the Escrow Accounts, within 5 Business Days after the signing of the Joint
Venture Agreement as provided in Clause 10.5.4 of the Joint Venture Agreement.

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Therefore, the Parties agree that (i) The Shurgard Break-Up Fee Escrow Agreement
and the Luxco Break-Up Fee Escrow Agreement shall be signed and executed and
(ii) the requisite amounts shall be paid into the Escrow Accounts, as soon as
possible and at the latest on or by 14 January 2003.

 

This Amendment shall not affect any other provision of the Joint Venture
Agreement and all respective rights and obligations of the Parties under the
Joint Venture Agreement remain fully intact, valid and enforceable.

 

3 Governing law and arbitration

 

This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Belgian
law. All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Amendment and which
the Parties are unable to settle amicably shall be finally settled by
arbitration as set out in Clause 17.10 of the Joint Venture Agreement.

 

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Made in Brussels on 3 January 2003, in two originals. Each Party acknowledges
receipt of its own original.

 

SHURGARD SELF STORAGE SCA:

/s/

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Name:

 

European Self Storage SA

Title:

 

Executive General Manager

   

Represented by:

Name:

 

Patrick Metdepenninghen

Title:

 

Directors

CRESCENT EURO SELF STORAGE INVESTMENTS SARL:

/s/

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Name:

 

Henry A. Thompson