[8-K] SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Reports Material Event

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Registrant: SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (NYSE: SMA). Report date: August 6, 2025.

Item 2.02: The Company issued a press release announcing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025; the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report. The filing states that the furnished information is not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and shall not be incorporated by reference into other filings.

Item 9.01 lists Exhibits: 99.1 (press release dated August 6, 2025) and 104 (Cover Page Interactive Data File). The report is signed by James R. Barry, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

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Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Routine 8-K furnishing a press release with Q2 and six-month results; no financial figures included in the filing text.

The filing notifies investors that SmartStop furnished a press release reporting results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and attaches that release as Exhibit 99.1. The company explicitly states the exhibit is "furnished" and not "filed," which limits statutory liability for the content within this Form 8-K. The 8-K also includes the Inline XBRL cover page (Exhibit 104). Because the filing text does not present numerical results, the 8-K itself provides only notice of the release rather than substantive financial detail.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Disclosure is procedurally compliant and timely; legal treatment of the press release is explicitly limited.

The Company complied with Item 2.02 by furnishing a press release and listing Exhibits 99.1 and 104. The explicit statement that the information is "furnished and shall not be deemed 'filed'" follows common practice to limit Section 18 liability and avoid unintended incorporation by reference in other filings. The filing is signed by the CFO, confirming corporate attestation. The 8-K contains standard procedural disclosures but no substantive financial tables within the filing text itself.

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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): August 6, 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:

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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 6, 2025 SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
99.1	SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated August 6, 2025
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

					SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT, Inc.
Date: August 6, 2025			By:		/s/ James R. Barry
					James R. Barry
					Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer