|                           Maryland                     |   |                     16-1194043                   |
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| (State of incorporation or organization)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

|              Title of Securities           |   | Exchanges on which Registered |
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| Common Stock, $.01 Par Value                                                                                                                                  |   | New York Stock Exchange       |

| Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
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| (3) | Exhibits |
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| 3.1            | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant.  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 (a) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 33-91422) filed June 19, 1995).                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|  3.2      |  Articles Supplementary to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant classifying and designating the series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock.  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 8-A filed December 3, 1996.)                                                                                                                       |
| 3.3            |  Articles Supplementary to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant classifying and designating the 8.375% Series C Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock.  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2002).                                                                                                |
|  3.4      |  Bylaws, as amended, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 25, 2010).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  4.1      |  Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 33-91422) filed June 19, 1995).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  10.1+    |  Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 2005 Award and Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 25, 2010).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|  10.2+    |  Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 1995 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 25, 2010).                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  10.3+    |  Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Robert J. Attea (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 27, 2009).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  10.4+    |  Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Kenneth F. Myszka (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 27, 2009).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|  10.5+    |  Employment Agreement between the Registrant and David L. Rogers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 27, 2009).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  10.6+    |  Form of restricted stock grant pursuant to Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 2005 Award and Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed November 24, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|  10.7+    |  Form of stock option grant pursuant to Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 2005 Award and Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed November 24, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  10.8+    |  Form of restricted stock grant pursuant to Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 1995 Award and Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed November 24, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|  10.9+    |  Form of stock option grant pursuant to Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 1995 Award and Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed November 24, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  10.10+   |  Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (incorporated by reference to Schedule 14A Proxy Statement filed April 10, 2008).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  10.11    |  Amended Indemnification Agreements with members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 and 10.36 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 20, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|  10.12    |  Agreement of Limited Partnership of Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form 10 filed April 22, 1998).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|  10.13    |  Amendments to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership dated July 30, 1999 and July 3, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 27, 2009).                                                                                                                                                                    |
|  10.14    |  Promissory Note between Locke Sovran II, LLC and PNC Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 25, 2010).                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|  10.15    |  Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement among Registrant, the Partnership, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and other lenders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 27, 2008).                                                                                                                            |
|  10.16    |  Cornerstone Acquisition Agreement and Amendments to Certain Loan Agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33 and 10.34 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2006).                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  10.17    |  $150 million, 6.38% Senior Guaranteed Notes, Series C due April 26, 2016, and Amendments to Second Amendment Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated December 16, 2004 and Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated September 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.27, 10.28, and 10.29 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 1, 2006).                                 |
|  10.18    |  Promissory Note between Locke Sovran I, LLC and GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 1, 2007).                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|  10.19    |  Indemnification Agreement dated September 25, 2009 between Registrant, Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership and James R. Boldt, a director of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 25, 2009).                                                                                                                                          |
|   10.20+  |  Sovran Self Storage, Inc. 2009 Outside Directors Stock Option and Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Registrant's Proxy Statement filed April 9, 2009).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  10.21+   |  Outside Director Fee Schedule (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 5, 2010).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|  10.22+   |  Sovran Self Storage, Inc. Annual Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 6, 2010).                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  12.1*    |  Statement Re: Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|  21.1*    |  Subsidiaries of the Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|  23.1*    |  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|  24.1*    |  Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|  31.1*    |  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|  31.1.1** |  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|  31.2*    |  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|  31.2.1** |  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 32.1*          | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 101#           | The following financial statements from the Company's Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, formatted in XBRL, as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|           | (i)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009; |
|           | (ii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Consolidated Statements of Operations for years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008; |
|           | (iii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income for Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008; |
|           | (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008; and |
|           | (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. |
|  *        |  Filed with the Registrant's Form 10-K filed February 25, 2011.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|  **       |  Filed with this Form 10-K/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|  +        |  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  #        |  Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections. |

|    March 30, 2011 | SOVRAN SELF STORAGE, INC.  By:   /s/ David L. Rogers                                  David L. Rogers,        Chief Financial Officer,        Secretary |
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| Signature                                                                                                                                                                           | Title                                                                                                     | Date                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|    /s/ Robert J. Attea                  Robert J. Attea               |  Chairman of the Board of DirectorsChief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer) |  March 30, 2011 |
|    /s/ Kenneth F. Myszka          Kenneth F. Myszka                                                           |  President, Chief OperatingOfficer and Director                                                      |  March 30, 2011 |
|    /s/ David L. Rogers              David L. Rogers                                       |  Chief Financial Officer (PrincipalFinancial and Accounting Officer)                                 |  March 30, 2011 |
|    /s/ John Burns                      John Burns |  Director                                                                                            |  March 30, 2011 |
|    /s/ James R. Boldt              James R. Boldt                                         |  Director                                                                                            |  March 30, 2011 |
|    /s/ Anthony P. Gammie      Anthony P. Gammie                                                                                   |  Director                                                                                            |  March 30, 2011 |
|    /s/ Charles E. Lannon          Charles E. Lannon                                                           |  Director                                                                                            |  March 30, 2011 |