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FUTURE ADVANCE

PROMISSORY NOTE

	
$975,000.00

	
Birmingham, Alabama

March 16, 2009

     For value received, SSTI 15 McClure Dr, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“McClure”), and SSTI 1742 Pass Rd, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pass”), jointly and severally (McClure and Pass being hereinafter referred to jointly and severally as“Borrower”), having
its principal place of business at 111 Corporate Drive, Suite 120, Ladera Ranch, California 92694, promises to pay to the order of BB&T Real Estate Funding LLC, a North Carolina limited
liability company, whose address is 524 Lorna Square, Birmingham, Alabama 35216 (“Lender”), or at such place as the holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing, the principal sum of Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($975,000.00), in lawful money of the United States of America, with interest thereon to be computed from the date of this Note at the Applicable Interest Rate (hereinafter defined), and to be paid in installments as
follows:

	
ARTICLE 1: PAYMENT TERMS

A. Borrower will pay interest on the principal balance outstanding hereunder from time to time at an annual rate (the “Applicable Interest Rate”) which from the date of this Note through and including the last day of the
current month shall be six and one half percent (6.50%) per annum. The Applicable Interest Rate shall be adjusted on the first day of each month thereafter (the dates on which such adjustments occur shall be referred to herein as “Rate
Adjustment Dates”) to a rate equal to the sum of the London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits of U.S. dollars in the London Interbank eurodollar market for an interest period of three months (the “Three-Month LIBOR”) which is in
effect on the Business Day prior to the applicable Rate Adjustment Date as determined by Lender plus 450 basis points (4.50%), provided that the Applicable Interest Rate shall not be less than 6.50%. All interest under this Note shall be calculated
on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a three hundred sixty (360) day year.

B. Borrower shall pay to Lender on the date hereof the amount of interest which will accrue at the Applicable Interest Rate from the date hereof through and including the last day of the current month. Thereafter, monthly payments
of interest only at the Applicable Interest Rate shall be due and payable commencing on the first day of May, 2009, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter until and including the first day of April, 2010. Thereafter, monthly
payments of principal and interest based on the outstanding principal balance, the Applicable Interest Rate and the then remaining term of a thirty (30) year amortization schedule commencing as of May 1, 2010 shall be due and payable on the first
day of May, 2010, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter until the first day of April, 2011. Thereafter, monthly payments of principal and interest based on the outstanding principal balance, the Applicable Interest Rate and the
then

remaining term of a twenty-five (25) year amortization schedule commencing as of May 1, 2011 shall be due and payable on the first day of May, 2011, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter until the first day of
April, 2012 (the “Maturity Date”). The outstanding principal balance, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all other sums due hereunder, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. Borrower’s monthly payments
will be applied in Lender’s sole discretion first to late charges, then to any other sums due under this Note or the other Loan Documents (hereinafter defined), if any, then to the replenishment of escrows and reserves maintained by Lender
under the Loan Documents, then to accrued but unpaid interest and then to the principal balance of this Note.

ARTICLE 2: DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION

The whole of the principal sum of this Note, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts or obligations owed under this Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents (the
“Obligations”) shall without notice become immediately due and payable at the option of Lender (i) if any monthly payment due hereunder (other than the payment required at the Maturity Date) is not paid within ten (10) days of its due
date, (ii) if the Obligations is not paid in full on or before the Maturity Date, or (iii) upon the happening of any other default, after the expiration of any applicable notice and grace periods, under the terms of this Note, the Security
Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents (each, an “Event of Default”). All of the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents are hereby made part of this Note to the same extent
and with the same force as if they were fully set forth herein. In the event that it should become necessary to employ counsel to collect or enforce the Obligations or to protect or foreclose the security hereof, Borrower also agrees to pay
reasonable attorney's fees for the services of such counsel whether or not suit be brought.

	
ARTICLE 3: DEFAULT INTEREST

Borrower does hereby agree that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender shall be entitled to receive and Borrower shall pay interest on the entire unpaid principal sum at the rate of the lesser of (i) 5% above the
Applicable Interest Rate, or (ii) the maximum rate of interest which Borrower may by law pay (the “Default Rate”). The Default Rate shall be computed from the occurrence of the Event of Default until such Event of Default is cured or the
date upon which the Obligations are paid in full, as the case may be. This charge shall be added to the Obligations, and shall be deemed secured by the Security Instrument. This clause, however, shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to
extend the date of the payment of the Obligations, nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

	
ARTICLE 4: PREPAYMENT; EXIT FEE

The principal balance of this Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part prior to April 1, 2010. On April 1, 2010, and at anytime thereafter, the principal balance of this Note may be prepaid, in whole but not in part, upon not
less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender

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specifying the date on which prepayment is to be made (the “Prepayment Date”) and upon payment of (a) interest accrued and unpaid on the principal balance of this Note to and including the Prepayment Date, (b) all other
sums then due under this Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents, and (c) the Exit Fee specified hereinbelow.

If following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Borrower shall tender payment of an amount sufficient to satisfy the Obligations in whole or in part at any time prior to a sale of the Property either through foreclosure or
the exercise of other remedies available to Lender under the Loan Documents, such tender by Borrower shall be deemed to be a voluntary prepayment under this Note in the amount tendered. If at the time of such tender prepayment of the principal
balance of this Note is not permitted by this Note, Borrower shall, in addition to the entire Obligations, also pay to Lender a sum equal to the interest which would have accrued on the principal balance of this Note at the Applicable Interest Rate
from the date of such tender to the first day of the period during which prepayment of the principal balance of this Note would have been permitted, together with an amount equal to the Exit Fee. If at the time of such tender prepayment of the
principal balance of this Note is permitted, Borrower shall, in addition to the entire Obligations, also pay to Lender the Exit Fee.

Upon the payment in full of the Obligations, whether at the Maturity Date or otherwise, Borrower shall pay to BB&T Real Estate Funding LLC (whether or not it is the Lender hereunder at such time) a $49,750.00 fee (the
“Exit Fee”), provided that the Exit Fee shall be reduced to $24,875.00 if the payment of the Obligations is accomplished with financing provided through Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC, BB&T Real Estate Funding LLC or an
affiliate thereof. In no event shall Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC, BB&T Real Estate Funding LLC or an affiliate thereof be obligated to provide any such financing.

	
ARTICLE 5: SECURITY

This Note is secured by the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents. The term “Security Instrument” as used in this Note shall mean that certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Mortgage, Assignment of Rents
and Leases and Security Agreement executed by McClure and that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Security Agreement executed by Pass (collectively, the "Security Instrument"), in favor of Lender and encumbering the Property
more particularly described therein. The term “Loan Documents” shall have the meaning given such term in the Security Instrument. The term “Property” means the real estate located in Santa Rosa County, Florida and Harrison
County, Mississippi, together with all improvements owned by Borrower and now or hereafter erected thereon, encumbered by and more particularly described in the Security Instrument. Whenever used, the singular number shall include the plural, the
plural the singular, and the words “Lender” and “Borrower” shall include their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators; however, nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to modify the provisions of
the Security Instrument regarding transfers of the Property by Borrower.

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ARTICLE 6: SAVINGS CLAUSE

This Note is subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the Obligations or any portion thereof at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal
liability as a result of being in excess of the maximum interest rate which Borrower is permitted by applicable law to contract or agree to pay. If by the terms of this Note, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the
Obligations or any portion thereof at a rate in excess of such maximum rate, the rate of interest under this Note shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to such maximum rate and the interest payable shall be computed at such maximum rate and all
prior interest payments in excess of the maximum rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder.

	
ARTICLE 7: LATE CHARGE

If any monthly payment payable under this Note is not paid within ten (10) days of the date on which it is due (other than the outstanding principal balance of this Note, when due by virtue of acceleration or on the Maturity
Date), Borrower shall pay to Lender an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such unpaid sum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law to defray the expenses incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment
and such amount shall be secured by the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, no such late charge will be charged or collected if the amount of such late charge when added to all interest constructed for, charged or
received by Lender hereunder would exceed the maximum amount of interest allowed by applicable law. This clause, however, shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment of the Obligations, nor as a waiver of
any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default.

	
ARTICLE 8: NO ORAL CHANGE

This Note may not be modified, amended, waived, extended, changed, discharged or terminated orally or by any act or failure to act on the part of Borrower or Lender, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against
whom enforcement of any modification, amendment, waiver, extension, change, discharge or termination is sought.

ARTICLE 9: JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY

If Borrower consists of more than one person or party, the obligations and liabilities of each such person or party shall be joint and several.

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ARTICLE 10: WAIVERS

Borrower and all others who may become liable for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations do hereby severally waive presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest and non-payment.
No release of any security for the Obligations or extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment hereof, and no alteration, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Note, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents made by
agreement between Lender and any other person or party (other than Borrower) shall release, modify, amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate or affect the liability of Borrower, and any other who may become liable for the payment of all or
any part of the Obligations, under this Note, the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents.

	
ARTICLE 11: AUTHORITY

Borrower represents that Borrower has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations pursuant to this Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents and that this Note, the
Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents constitute valid and binding obligations of Borrower.

	
ARTICLE 12: LIABILITY

Borrower and its members, managers, successors and assigns shall not be personally liable for the Obligations. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender will not make any claim or institute any action or proceeding or
enforce any judgment against Borrower or its members, managers, successors or assigns for payment of the Obligations or for any deficiency remaining after application of the collateral for the Loan. Anything contained in this Note or the other Loan
Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of this section shall not, however, (i) be construed to release or impair either the indebtedness evidenced by this Note or the lien upon the Property evidenced by the Security Instrument,
(ii) preclude the application of the Property to the payment of this Note in accordance with the terms of the Security Instrument, (iii) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any Obligation evidenced or secured by this Note, the Security
Instrument or the other Loan Documents, (iv) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for judicial foreclosure and sale under the Security Instrument, (v) impair the right of Lender to obtain the
appointment of a receiver and/or to enforce any assignment of rents or leases given in connection with this Note or the Security Instrument, or (vi) impair or limit Lender’s rights to enforce any guaranty and/or environmental indemnity given in
connection with this Note or the Security Instrument. Furthermore, and anything contained in the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall at all times be fully liable for any and all claims,
damages, liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Lender resulting from or arising out of (A) the failure of Borrower, any Guarantor (as such term is defined in the Security Instrument) or their affiliates to
pay to Lender upon demand, after an Event of Default, all security deposits collected by Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective affiliates from tenants then in residence, (B) the failure of Borrower, any Guarantor or their affiliates to pay to
Lender upon demand, after an Event of Default, all rents received by

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Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective affiliates after such Event of Default, (C) Lender’s enforcement of the provisions of that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement executed by Borrower of even date herewith, (D)
intentional waste or arson by Borrower, any Guarantor or their affiliates relating to the Property, (E) the acquisition and use by Borrower, any Guarantor or their affiliates of any insurance or condemnation proceeds relating to the Property in
violation of the terms and conditions of the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents, (F) fraudulent conduct or material misrepresentation by Borrower, any Guarantor or their affiliates, (G) the enforcement or application with respect to the
Property of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (H) the failure to apply rents and other income from the Property, first, to the payment of reasonable operating expenses and then to debt service amounts, including escrow and reserve
deposits, due under the Loan Documents, however Borrower and any Guarantor will not be personally liable with respect to rents and other income that are distributed in any calendar quarter if Borrower has paid all such operating expenses and debt
service amounts for such calendar quarter, (I) the removal, demolition or material alteration of the Improvements or any Personal Property in violation of the terms of the Loan Documents, and (J) any and all costs of collection or enforcement,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Lender in connection with the obligations contained in this Article 12.

In addition, and anything contained in this Note or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any
other provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the other obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all
of such indebtedness and Obligations. In addition, and anything contained in this Note or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the other Obligations of Borrower and Guarantor under the
Loan Documents shall be deemed fully recourse to Borrower and Guarantor in the event that: (i) Borrower acquires any material assets in violation of the terms of the Loan Documents; (ii) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent
to any transfer or encumbrance of an interest in Borrower or the Property requiring Lender’s prior written consent; (iii) Borrower files a voluntary petition pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state bankruptcy or
insolvency law (“Bankruptcy Law”); (iv) Borrower directly or indirectly solicits creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower pursuant to a Bankruptcy Law; (v) Borrower files an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in
or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it under a Bankruptcy Law; (vi) Borrower consents to or acquiesces in or joins in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or examiner for Borrower or any portion of
the Property; (vii) Borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; or (viii) Borrower or Guarantor engages in any action
to interfere with Lender’s enforcement and collection efforts pursuant to its rights and remedies under the Note, the Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents following an Event of Default (other than good faith assertion of
defenses and counterclaims).

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ARTICLE 13: NOTICES

All notices or other communications hereunder shall be given in accordance with the requirements of the Security Instrument.

ARTICLE 14: WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY

BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE LOAN, THIS NOTE,
THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY ALLEGED ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LENDER, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OR AGENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

	
ARTICLE 15: GOVERNING LAW

This Note shall be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Mississippi.

[Signature page to follow.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has executed this Note as of the date shown above.

	
BORROWER:

	
SSTI 15 McClure Dr, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By: Strategic Storage Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Its Manager

	
By: 
		
 		
/s/ H. Michael Schwartz 
	
	
 
		
 		
H. Michael Schwartz Its Manager 
	

	
BORROWER (Continued):

SSTI 1742 Pass Rd, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By: Strategic Storage Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Its Manager

	
By: 
		
 		
/s/ H. Michael Schwartz 
	
	
 
		
 		
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GUARANTY AGREEMENT

This Guaranty Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made this 16th day of March, 2009, by Strategic Storage Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Guarantor”),
in favor of BB&T Real Estate Funding LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (“Lender”).

Lender has made a loan (the “Loan”) to SSTI 15 McClure Dr, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“McClure”), and by
SSTI 1742 Pass Rd, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pass”), jointly and severally (McClure and Pass being hereinafter referred to jointly and severally as the “Borrower”), which is
evidenced by that certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the original principal amount of Four Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand and No/1 00 Dollars ($4,975,000.00) executed by Borrower in
favor of Lender of even date herewith, and secured by, among other things, that certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Mortgage, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Security Agreement executed by McClure and that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment
of Rents and Leases and Security Agreement executed by Pass (collectively the "Security Instrument"), in favor of Lender of even date herewith. As an inducement to Lender to make the Loan, Guarantor agreed to guarantee the Obligations (hereinafter
defined) of Borrower and to execute and deliver this Agreement.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the Loan and of each extension or renewal of such Loan, if any, and the economic benefit to be derived by Guarantor from the making of such Loan by Lender to Borrower, and to enable such Loan to
be obtained by Borrower, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged by Guarantor, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

1. Guarantor does hereby unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis with Borrower and any other guarantors of the Loan, the payment to Lender promptly when due of all Obligations (as hereinafter defined). As used in
this Agreement, the term “Obligations” means:

(a) The full, complete and punctual payment of all amounts of principal, interest (including at the Default Rate, as defined in the Note, if applicable), the Exit Fee (as defined in the Note) and all other amounts payable pursuant
to the Loan Documents in the event of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) Borrower acquires any material assets in violation of the terms of the Loan Documents, (ii) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any
subordinate financing or other voluntary lien encumbering the Property, (iii) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any assignment, transfer or conveyance of the Property or any interest therein as required by the Security
Instrument, (iv) Borrower files a voluntary petition pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law (“Bankruptcy Law”), (v) Borrower directly or indirectly solicits creditors for any
involuntary petition against Borrower pursuant to a Bankruptcy Law, (vi) Borrower files an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it under a Bankruptcy Law, (vii) Borrower consents to or
acquiesces in or joins in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or examiner for Borrower or any portion of the Property, (viii) Borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits, in writing or in any
legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due, or (ix) Borrower or Guarantor engage in any action to interfere with Lender’s enforcement and collection efforts pursuant to its rights and remedies under the
Note, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents following an Event of Default (other than good faith assertion of defenses and counterclaims); and (b) any and all claims, damages, liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, incurred by Lender resulting from or arising out of: (A) the failure of Borrower or their affiliates to pay to Lender upon demand, after an Event of Default, all security deposits collected by Borrower, Guarantor or their respective affiliates
from tenants then in residence, (B) the failure of

Borrower, Guarantor or their affiliates to pay to Lender upon demand, after an Event of Default, all rents received by Borrower, Guarantor or their respective affiliates after such Event of Default, (C) Lender’s enforcement
of the provisions of that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement executed by Borrower of even date herewith, (D) intentional waste or arson by Borrower, Guarantor or their affiliates relating to the Property, (E) the acquisition and use by
Borrower, Guarantor or their affiliates of any insurance or condemnation proceeds relating to the Property in violation of the terms and conditions of the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents, (F) fraudulent conduct or material
misrepresentation by Borrower, Guarantor or their affiliates, (G) the enforcement or application with respect to the Property of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (IT) the failure to apply rents and other income from the Property, first,
to the payment of reasonable operating expenses and then to debt service amounts, including escrow and reserve deposits, due under the Loan Documents, however Guarantor will not be personally liable with respect to rents and other income that are
distributed in any calendar quarter if Borrower has paid all such operating expenses and debt service amounts for such calendar quarter, (I) the removal, demolition or material alteration of the Improvements or any Personal Property in violation of
the terms of the Loan Documents, and (J) any and all costs of collection or enforcement, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Lender in connection with the obligations in this Section 1. In addition, and anything contained in the
Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to
file a claim for the full amount of the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and the other obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of such indebtedness and obligations.

2. Guarantor agrees that, if any of the Obligations are not paid when due, or if the maturity thereof shall have been accelerated by Lender, Guarantor will, upon demand by Lender, forthwith pay such Obligations. No such payment
shall discharge the liability of Guarantor hereunder until all amounts for which Guarantor is liable under this Agreement shall have been paid in full. Guarantor further agrees to pay to Lender, upon demand, all costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by Lender in collecting or attempting to collect from Guarantor under this Agreement.

	
3. Guarantor hereby:

(a) Assents to all terms and agreements heretofore or hereafter made by Borrower with Lender, including, but without limitation, agreements regarding the manner of disposing of any collateral in a commercially reasonable
manner;

(b) Waives all defenses based upon suretyship or impairment of collateral, and consents that Lender may, without in any way affecting the obligation of Guarantor under this Agreement (Guarantor expressly waiving any right to be
discharged in whole or in part from any of the following):

(i) Exchange, release or surrender to Borrower or to Guarantor, pledgor, or grantor any collateral, or waive, release, subordinate, or fail to perfect any security interest, in whole or in part, now or hereafter held as security
for any of the Obligations;

(ii) Waive or delay the exercise of any of its rights or remedies against Borrower or any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any other guarantor; (iii) With or without consideration, release Borrower or any
other person or entity, including, without limitation, any other guarantor;

(iv) Renew, extend, or modify the terms of any of the Obligations or any 

	
instrument or agreement evidencing the same;

(v) Apply payments by Borrower, Guarantor, or any other person or entity, to any of the obligations at Lender’s discretion; and (vi) In the event of the filing of a petition (whether voluntary or involuntary) under any
chapter of the federal Bankruptcy Code by or against Borrower, participate in the bankruptcy proceedings and exercise any and all rights set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above, including, without limitation, voting for or against any plan of
reorganization, consenting to the use of any cash collateral, consenting to the sale, use or lease of any collateral securing any of the Obligations, and entering into any compromise or settlement regarding the Obligations;

((c) Waives all notices whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or with respect to the Obligations, including, but without limitation, notice of:

(i) Lender’s acceptance hereof or its intention to act, or its action, in reliance hereon;

(ii) The present existence or future incurring of any of the Obligations or any terms or amounts thereof or any change therein;

(iii) Any default by Borrower or any surety, pledgor, grantor of security, or guarantor, including, without limitation, Guarantor; and (iv) The obtaining or release of any guaranty or surety agreement (in addition to this
Agreement), pledge, assignment, or other security for any of the Obligations;

(d) Agrees that, if at any time all or any part of any payment previously applied by Lender to any of the Obligations must be returned by Lender for any reason, whether upon claim of preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise,
and whether by court order, administrative order, or settlement, Guarantor remains liable for the full amount returned as if such amount had never been received by Lender, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the cancellation of any
note or other instrument or agreement evidencing the Obligations of Borrower;

(e) Waives notice of presentment, demand, protest and notice of nonpayment in relation to any instrument evidencing any of the Obligations, and any other demands and notices required by law, except as such waiver may be expressly
prohibited by law, and waives any requirement that suit against Guarantor under this Agreement be brought within any period of time shorter than the general statute of limitations applicable to contracts under seal. Furthermore, Guarantor agrees
that the statute of limitations applicable to this Agreement shall begin to run only upon Guarantor’s failure or refusal to pay any of the Obligations following demand for payment by Lender; and

(f) Agrees to furnish or cause to be furnished, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the close of Guarantor’s fiscal year, annual financial statements on Guarantor, certified by the party providing such financial
statements to be true and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof, in a form suitable to and containing such information as Lender may reasonably require. Guarantor shall also furnish to Lender such other and additional financial
information concerning Guarantor as Lender reasonably may request.

4. The liability of Guarantor under this Agreement is absolute and unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other person, and shall not in any manner be affected by reason

of any action taken or not taken by Lender, which action or inaction is herein consented and agreed to, nor by the partial or complete unenforceability or invalidity of any other guaranty or surety agreement, pledge, assignment or
other security for any of the Obligations. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by, and this Agreement shall remain fully enforceable against Guarantor irrespective of, any defenses which Borrower may have or assert with
respect to any of the Obligations, including, but without limitation, discharge in bankruptcy, confirmation of a plan of reorganization, composition with creditors, failure of consideration, breach of warranty, statute of frauds, statute of
limitations, accord and satisfaction, waiver, estoppel, release, usury, and fraud or misrepresentation. No delay in making demand on Guarantor for satisfaction of its liability hereunder shall prejudice Lender’s right to enforce such
satisfaction. All of Lender’s rights and remedies shall be cumulative and any failure of Lender to exercise any right hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of the right to exercise the same or any other right at any time, and from time
to time, thereafter. This Agreement shall be a continuing one and shall be binding upon Guarantor regardless of how long before or after the date hereof any of the Obligations were or are incurred.

5. Guarantor hereby subordinates to Lender until payment in full of the Obligations any right of subrogation or other right of reimbursement from Borrower or its assignees or successors in interest and any other right to payment
from Borrower or its assignees or successors in interest, arising out of or on account of any sums paid or agreed to be paid by Guarantor under this Agreement.

6. Guarantor hereby wholly subordinates all claims which Guarantor may now or hereafter have against Borrower to all debts and other obligations of Borrower referred to herein which Borrower may now or hereafter owe Lender, and
assigns such claims to Lender as additional collateral for all Obligations of Borrower guaranteed by Guarantor under this Agreement. This agreement of subordination and assignment shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and shall remain in
effect until all Obligations of Borrower existing on the date of such termination, and all interest, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other charges, if any, thereafter accruing thereon, are paid in full. Until full payment is made to Lender of
the Obligations, Guarantor agrees not to accept any payment or satisfaction of any kind on, or any security for, any of the claims hereby subordinated. Guarantor agrees that, if any such payment or security is received, Guarantor will hold the same
in trust for Lender, and deliver it to Lender. Guarantor agrees to execute such additional documents and instruments as may in the future be requested by Lender to effectuate the assignment and other provisions of this paragraph.

7. Guarantor agrees that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive law of the state of Mississippi, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Guarantor hereby consents to the
jurisdiction of any state or federal court in Florida and Mississippi, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waives any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens with respect to any action instituted in any such court and agrees
that such court shall be the exclusive venue for any action under this Guaranty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall have the right to bring any action or proceeding against Guarantor or Guarantor’s property in the courts of any other
jurisdiction Lender deems necessary or appropriate in order to enforce the obligations of Guarantor under this Agreement.

8. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given (i) upon delivery, if delivered in person, or (ii) one (1) Business Day (defined below) after having been
deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, addressed as follows:

	
If to Guarantor:

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.

111 Corporate Drive, Suite 120 Ladera Ranch, California 92694 Attention: H. Michael Schwartz

	
With a copy to:

Charles Mersky, Esq.

Mastrogiovanni Schorsch & Mersky, P.C. 2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1250 Dallas, Texas 75201

	
If to Lender:

BB&T Real Estate Funding LLC c/o Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC 524 Lorna Square Birmingham, Alabama 35216 Attention: Head of Servicing Department

	
With a copy to:

Phillip D. Corley, Jr., Esq.

Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C.

800 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 400 Birmingham, Alabama 35209 or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties. Either party by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. “Business Day” shall mean a day upon which commercial banks are not authorized or required by law to close in Alabama, Florida or Mississippi.

9. GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED

BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE LOAN OR ANY ALLEGED ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LENDER, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
DIRECTORS OR AGENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

10. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Lender, its successors and assigns, and to any person to whom Lender may grant an interest in any of the Obligations, and shall be binding upon Guarantor and Guarantor’s
successors and assigns.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor, intending to be legally bound hereby, has duly executed this Agreement under seal on or as of the date and year first above written.

	
GUARANTOR:

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.,

a Maryland corporation

	
By: /s/ H. Michael Schwartz

	 	
H. Michael Schwartz Its President

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