UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2006

                            Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
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                Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

        Maryland                      1-13820                   16-1194043
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission               (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)           File Number)            Identification No.)

         6467 Main Street
         Buffalo, N.Y.                                            14221
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (716) 633-1850

                                 Not Applicable

          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 15, 2006, Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31,
2005. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The
information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or incorporated by reference in any filing thereunder or
under the Securities Act of 1933, unless expressly set forth by specific
reference in such document.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press Release dated February 15, 2006





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                        SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.
                                                  (Registrant)

Date:     February 15, 2006             By:      /s/ David L. Rogers
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                                                 David L. Rogers,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer





                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.                     Description
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Exhibit 99.1                    Press Release dated February 15, 2006