secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA)
CIK:        0001585389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-215534
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SmartStop to acquire Argus Professional Storage Management for $21M upfront plus $11M earnout
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- Total upfront consideration of $21M: $8.5M cash and 328,343 OP units; earnout up to $11M based on FY2028 revenue.
- Post-combination, SmartStop will own or manage over 460 self-storage properties in North America.
- Transaction unanimously approved by SmartStop board; expected to close early October 2025.
- Deal expected to be immediately accretive to SmartStop's FFO as Adjusted, per CEO H. Michael Schwartz.
- BMO Capital Markets acted as SmartStop's exclusive financial advisor; Nelson Mullins provided legal counsel.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000119312525215534/0001193125-25-215534-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000119312525215534/ck0001585389-20250924.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-215534

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