Nicholas Look - 14 Nov 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA)

Signature
/s/ Nicholas Look
Issuer symbol
SMA
Transactions as of
14 Nov 2025
Net transactions value
-$15,045
Form type
4
Filing time
14 Nov 2025, 17:25:38 UTC
Previous filing
03 Apr 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Look Nicholas General Counsel and Secretary 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH /s/ Nicholas Look 14 Nov 2025 0001781345

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction SMA Common Stock Sale $15,045 -458 -22% $32.85 1,613 14 Nov 2025 Direct F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
holding SMA Long-Term Incentive Plan Units 29,319 14 Nov 2025 Common Stock 29,319 $0.000000 Direct F2, F3
holding SMA Long-Term Incentive Plan Units 11,821 14 Nov 2025 Common Stock 11,821 $0.000000 Direct F2, F4
holding SMA Long-Term Incentive Plan Units 9,516 14 Nov 2025 Common Stock 9,516 $0.000000 Direct F2, F5
holding SMA Class A-1 Units 12,376 14 Nov 2025 Common Stock 12,376 $0.000000 Direct F6, F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Includes shares of Common Stock previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person, less .34 shares of Common Stock that were redeemed by the Issuer in connection with a fractional share redemption conducted by the Issuer with respect to its outstanding Common Stock as of July 30, 2025.
F2 Represents long-term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") of SmartStop OP, L.P., the Issuer's operating partnership (the "Operating Partnership"). Vested LTIP Units are convertible into common units of the Operating Partnership ("Common Units"). Common Units are redeemable by the holder for, at the election of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares.
F3 Represents 29,319 LTIP Units issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's incentive plan, which LTIP Units vest ratably over four years commencing on the first anniversary of the issuance thereof, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment or service through each vesting date.
F4 Represents 11,820.99 LTIP Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person. The LTIP Units vest ratably over a four-year period commencing on December 31 of the year of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment or service through each vesting date.
F5 Represents 9,515.65 LTIP Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person, which number is equal to 200% of the target number of LTIP Units to be issued upon vesting. The actual number of LTIP Units to be issued upon vesting can range from 0% to 100% of the number of LTIP Units reported, based on achievement of specified performance measures.
F6 Represents Class A-1 limited partnership units ("Class A-1 Units") of the Operating Partnership. Class A-I Units are redeemable by the holder for, at the election of the Issuer, shares of Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares.
F7 Represents 12,376.50 Class A-1 Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person.