Form 8-K
8-K — SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Accession: 0001193125-26-282749
Filed: 2026-06-25
Period: 2026-06-23
CIK: 0001585389
SIC: 6798 (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS)
Item: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 23, 2026
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
001-42584
46-1722812
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
10 Terrace Road
Ladera Ranch, California
92694
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (866) 418-5144
(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:
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
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. ☐
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 25, 2026, SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Articles Supplementary with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, which reclassified all 31,250,000 authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and all 2,500,000 authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s Class T Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as authorized but unissued shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company, without designation as to class or series. Following the reclassification, the Company has authority to issue 225,000,000 shares, consisting of 175,000,000 undesignated shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. The reclassification did not effect any increase in the total number of authorized shares of stock of the Company.
The summary above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Articles Supplementary, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 23, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following six individuals were elected to the Board to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
H. Michael Schwartz
36,090,304
1,526,096
Harold “Skip” Perry
33,422,710
4,193,690
David J. Mueller
34,659,593
2,956,807
Timothy S. Morris
34,960,907
2,655,493
Lora Gotcheva
37,414,735
201,665
Wayne Johnson
36,637,558
978,842
Proposal 2 –Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers was approved by the following vote:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
35,947,353
1,397,075
271,972
Proposal 3 – Approval of, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers
The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. Based on the results below, the Company has determined that it will hold a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.
Every Year
Every 2 Years
Every 3 Years
Votes Abstained
37,025,404
114,957
214,666
261,373
Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, P.C.
The appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders by the following vote:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
43,556,982
358,808
264,166
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.1 Articles Supplementary of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., dated June 25, 2026
SIGNATURES
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.
SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, INC.
Date:
June 25, 2026
By:
/s/ James R. Barry
James R. Barry
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Exhibit 3.1
SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: Under a power contained in Section 5.2 of Article V of the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”), by duly adopted resolutions, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) reclassified and designated all 31,250,000 authorized but unissued shares (the “Class A Shares”) of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and all 2,500,000 authorized but unissued shares (the “Class T Shares” and, together with the Class A Shares, the “Shares”) of Class T Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Corporation as authorized but unissued shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) without designation as to class or series.
SECOND: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue pursuant to the foregoing reclassification of the Shares is 225,000,000, consisting of 175,000,000 undesignated shares of 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. There has been no increase in the authorized shares of stock of the Corporation effected by these Articles Supplementary.
THIRD: A description of the Common Stock is contained in Articles V and VI of the Charter.
FOURTH: The Shares have been reclassified and designated by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Charter.
FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board of Directors in the manner and by the vote required by law.
SIXTH: These Articles Supplementary shall become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 25, 2026.
SEVENTH: The undersigned acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters of 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 of perjury.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and President and attested to by its General Counsel and Secretary on this 25th day of June, 2026.
ATTEST: SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, INC.
By: /s/ Nicholas M. Look By: /s/ H. Michael Schwartz
Name: Nicholas M. Look Name: H. Michael Schwartz
Title: General Counsel and Secretary Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
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