# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001585389
**File Stem:** 0000950170-25-085386
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 9229
**Document Hash:** f26ae5170add53dedc5c08d4fae07bc3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-25-085386.hdr.sgml**: 20250612

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-25-085386

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250612

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250612

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250612

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001585389
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 461722812
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-42584
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251042846

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10 TERRACE ROAD
- **CITY:** LADERA RANCH
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92694
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 949 429 6600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10 TERRACE ROAD
- **CITY:** LADERA RANCH
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92694

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20130828

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**Form** 8-K

**Current Report** 

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)** 

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** 

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):** June 12, 2025

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-42584(Commission File Number) 46-1722812(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10 Terrace Road**,** Ladera Ranch**,** California 92694

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(866) 418-5144

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not Applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | SMA | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.**

On June 12, 2025, the Company, upon approval by the Company's board of directors, filed Articles of Amendment (the "Amendment") with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. The Amendment reduced the total number of authorized shares of stock of the Company from 900,000,000 to 225,000,000. Specifically, before the Amendment, the Company's authorized shares of stock consisted of: (i) 700,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 125,000,000 shares were designated as Class A Common Stock, 10,000,000 shares were designated as Class T Common Stock, and 565,000,000 shares were common stock without designation as to class or series; and (ii) 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. As a result of the Amendment, the Company's authorized shares of stock now consist of: (i) 175,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 31,250,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Stock, 2,500,000 shares are designated as Class T Common Stock, and 141,250,000 are common stock without designation as to class or series; and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share.

The summary above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Articles of Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

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| (d) Exhibits. | (d) Exhibits. |
| 3.1 | [<u>Articles of Amendment of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., dated June 12, 2025.</u>](ck0001585389-ex3_1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**Signature(s)**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  | **SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, Inc.**  |
| Date: June 12, 2025 | By:  | /s/ James R. Barry |
|  |  | James R. Barry |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |

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## Exhibit 3.1

Exhibit 3.1

**<u>SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, INC.</u>**

**ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT**

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

<u>FIRST</u>: The charter of the Corporation (the "Charter") is hereby amended to delete the first two sentences of Section 5.1 of Article V in their entirety and to substitute in lieu thereof the following sentences:

The Corporation has authority to issue 175,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of which 31,250,000 shares of Common Stock shall be designated as Class A Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock") and 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock shall be designated as Class T Common Stock ("Class T Common Stock"), and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Preferred Stock"). The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of Stock having par value is $225,000.

<u>SECOND</u>: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation had authority to issue immediately prior to the foregoing amendment of the Charter was 900,000,000, consisting of 700,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 125,000,000 shares were designated as Class A Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares were designated as Class T Common Stock, and 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value was $900,000.

<u>THIRD</u>: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue pursuant to the foregoing amendment of the Charter is 225,000,000, consisting of 175,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 31,250,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Stock and 2,500,000 shares are designated as Class T Common Stock, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value is $225,000.

<u>FOURTH</u>: The information required by Section 2-607(b)(2)(i) of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL") is not changed by the foregoing amendments of the Charter.

<u>FIFTH</u>: The foregoing amendments of the Charter were approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by law and were limited to changes expressly authorized by Section 2-105(a)(13) or Section 2-605 of the MGCL without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation.

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<u>SIXTH</u>: The undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its General Counsel and Secretary on this 12th day of June, 2025.

ATTEST: SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, INC.

<u>/s/ Nicholas Look</u>_________________ By: <u>/s/ H. Michael Schwartz</u>_________ (SEAL)

Name: Nicholas M. Look Name: H. Michael Schwartz

Title: General Counsel and Secretary Title: Chief Executive Officer

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