** Shares of National Storage REIT NSR.AX rise as much as 0.7% to A$2.72, their highest level since April 22, 2022
** Australia's largest self-storage provider said on Wednesday it had received A$4.02 billion ($2.62 billion) buyout offer from a consortium of Brookfield BAM.N and Singapore's GIC
** Trading in NSR shares was halted pending announcement on Wednesday, before stock jumped 19.5% to A$2.70 in the final settlements after market close, LSEG data showed
** Offer price of A$2.86/share represents a 26.5% premium to Tuesday's close
** About 29.4 million shares change hands, 6.7x the 30-day average
** YTD, stock up 15.6%, including the session's gains
($1 = 1.5326 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))
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