Press Release - Buckeye Self Storage Acquisition Ohio – Tuesday, July 24, 2007 For Immediate Release July 24, 2007 – ORLANDO, Fla. – OB Companies/Simply Self Storage, the largest privately held developer and operator of self storage facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico, announces that it has acquired a portfolio consisting of six facilities located in Ohio. Simply Self Storage purchased the Buckeye Self Storage stores, located in the areas of Columbus and Lewis Center. “We are extremely excited about adding the Buckeye stores to our portfolio of stores in Ohio. They greatly improve our presence, convenience of location, and overall market strength in the Columbus area,” stated Kurt O’Brien, CEO of Simply Self Storage. Combined, the stores have 3,017 units and 351,987 total rentable square feet with 19,360 square feet being covered RV parking. The stores also include the standard amenities usually found at Simply Self Storage locations such as heated and cooled units, digital key pad access, interior and drive up units, perimeter fencing, and automatic gates. Simply Self Storage, based in Orlando, Florida has offices, developments and self storage facilities in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Rhode Island and Puerto Rico. Simply Self Storage has over 15 million square feet of storage space with over 210 operating self storage facilities. For further information, please contact Jessica Wolf at OB Companies/Simply Self Storage, JWolf@obcompanies.com. Kurt O’Brien Chief Executive Officer OB Companies/Simply Self Storage 7932 W. Sand Lake Rd., Suite 108, Orlando, FL 32819