secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SMA)
CIK:        0001585389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-061645
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SmartStop expands board to six; CIO Wayne Johnson appointed director, Schwartz adds President role
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- Board expanded from five to six members on February 19, 2026.
- Wayne Johnson, Chief Investment Officer, appointed as employee director effective February 19, 2026.
- Johnson resigned as President; CEO H. Michael Schwartz assumes additional office of President.
- Johnson will not receive director compensation or serve on any board committees.
- Schwartz received no additional compensation for the expanded role.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000119312526061645/0001193125-26-061645-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/000119312526061645/ck0001585389-20260219.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-061645

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