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ATLANTA, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., AND RALEIGH, N.C. — Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (NYSE: SSS), a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT), has acquired nine self storage facilities, including eight in the Southeast, for a combined price of $54.7 million. Sovran purchased four facilities in Atlanta, three in Jacksonville and one in Raleigh as well as one in Chicago. The portfolio totals more than 770,000 square feet of self-storage space. Each of the nine facilities will be rebranded under the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage name. Sovran operates 443 self-storage facilities in 25 states under that name.