secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA)
CIK:        0001585389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-110968
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SmartStop CEO details post-IPO achievements; lock-up expires Oct 1, 2025
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- IPO raised $875.6M net; shares traded as high as $37.79 vs $30 issue price.
- Paid off $175.1M acquisition facility, $472.1M credit facility; redeemed $203.6M preferred stock.
- Issued $500M CAD 3.91% notes; received BBB rating from DBRS and upgrade from Kroll.
- Acquired 10 properties for ~$232M; another 5 under contract for ~$73.1M (total ~$500M since Sep 2024).
- Lock-up expires Oct 1, 2025; Class A/T shares convert to SMA. CEO plans no sell; will buy more.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000095017025110968/0000950170-25-110968-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000095017025110968/ck0001585389-20250822.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-110968

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