Sovran Self Storage (SSS)

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Sovran Self Storage, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages self storage properties. The Company owns and/or operates more than 350 self storage facilities encompassing over 20 million square feet, making it one of the five largest self-storage companies in the United States.

Sovran operates its stores under the trade name Uncle Bob’s Self Storage®, and serves over 170,000 customers in 24 states. Through innovative marketing and product development, the Company has differentiated itself with value-added products and services like Dri-guard, their state-of-the art dehumidification system; Uncle Bob’s Rental Trucks; and a national Customer Care Center featuring a fully integrated sales and reservation system for the Company’s rental spaces.

Founded in 1982, the Company is headquartered in Buffalo, New York, and employs over 1,000 people. Sovran’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SSS