secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA)
CIK:        0001585389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-094212
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SmartStop Self Storage REIT adds new independent director Lora Gotcheva, director Paula Mathews retires
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- Paula Mathews retired from Board effective June 30, 2025; resignation not due to any disagreement.
- Compensation Committee approved accelerated vesting of 12,412 LTIP units worth ~$450,000 for Mathews.
- Lora Gotcheva appointed as independent director effective July 10, 2025; serves on Audit and Compensation Committees.
- Gotcheva has over 25 years financial experience, most recently Managing Director at CPP Investments.
- Gotcheva receives pro-rated cash retainers ($65k board, $10k audit, $7.5k comp) plus initial equity award of $100k.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000095017025094212/0000950170-25-094212-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000095017025094212/ck0001585389-20250630.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-094212

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