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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 15, 2005
(Date of Report)
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Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland

1-13820

16-1194043

(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-024071

16-1481551

(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

6467 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14221
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(716) 633-1850
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.


From November 4, 2005 through November 15, 2005, 577,650 shares of the Company's Series C Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock were converted by the Purchaser into 442,982 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to Section 7 of the Articles Supplementary, Sovran Self Storage, Inc., Series C Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Conversions"). From November 4, 2005 through November 15, 2005, the Operating Partnership issued to the Company 442,982 Units in connection with the Conversions.
 

The foregoing issuances were not made pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and were made in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) thereof. The common stock issued to the Purchaser has been registered for resale by Purchaser pursuant to a Form S-3 registration statement (SEC File No. 333-97715).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

By:

/s/ DAVID L. ROGERS
David L. Rogers
Chief Financial Officer

 

  

 

 

SOVRAN ACQUISITION LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
   

By:

Sovran Holdings, Inc.

Its:

General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/ DAVID L. ROGERS
David L. Rogers
Chief Financial Officer

 

  

 

Date: November 15, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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