OTC: SGST

In connection with the Public Offering, defined below, we authorized 30,000,000 shares of common stock designated as Class P shares, 300,000,000 shares of common stock designated as Class A shares, 300,000,000 shares of common stock designated as Class T shares, and 70,000,000 shares of common stock designated as Class W shares. Any common stock sold in the Private Offering were redesignated as Class P common stock. On May 28, 2021, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (the “Registration Statement”), which was subsequently amended, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register a maximum of $1,000,000,000 in shares of Class A, Class T, and Class W common stock for sale to the public (the “Primary Offering”) and $95,000,000 in shares of Class A, Class T, and Class W common stock for sale pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan. On March 17, 2022, the SEC declared our registration statement effective.

On October 4, 2023, we filed a Post-Effective Amendment to our Registration Statement to register two new classes of common stock (Class Y shares and Class Z shares) with the SEC. On November 1, 2023, the Post-Effective Amendment to our Registration Statement became effective with the SEC. Also, on November 1, 2023, we filed articles supplementary to our Charter which reclassified 200,000,000 Class T shares as Class Y shares and 70,000,000 Class A shares as Class Z shares. Effective November 1, 2023, we began offering Class Y shares and Class Z shares in our Primary Offering for $9.30 per share and are offering Class A shares, Class T shares, Class W shares, Class Y shares and Class Z shares pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan for $9.30 per share (collectively, the “Public Offering”).

On May 20, 2025, our board of directors approved the termination of the Primary Offering, effective as of May 30, 2025. We sold approximately 2.9 million Class A shares for gross offering proceeds of approximately $30.3 million, approximately 4.8 million Class T shares for gross offering proceeds of approximately $48.1 million, approximately 0.7 million Class W shares for gross offering proceeds of approximately $6.3 million, approximately 5.2 million Class Y shares for gross offering proceeds of approximately $50.6 million, and approximately 0.6 million Class Z shares for gross offering proceeds of approximately $5.5 million in the Primary Offering. Pacific Oak Capital Markets, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (our “Former Dealer Manager”), served as the dealer manager for our Public Offering pursuant to a dealer manager agreement (the “Dealer Manager Agreement”). On June 18, 2025, in connection with the termination of the Primary Offering, the Dealer Manager Agreement was terminated.

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We continue to offer Class P, Class A, Class T, Class W, Class Y, and Class Z shares pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan. On July 18, 2025, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3, which registered up to an additional $75 million in shares under our distribution reinvestment plan for all share classes (our “DRP Offering”). The DRP Offering may be terminated at any time upon 10 days’ prior written notice to stockholders.

As of December 31, 2025, we have issued approximately 1.1 million Class P shares, approximately 0.2 million Class A shares, approximately 0.4 million Class T shares, approximately 57,000 Class W shares, approximately 0.2 million Class Y shares, and approximately 12,000 Class Z shares for gross proceeds of approximately $19.7 million through our distribution reinvestment plan.

Pursuant to a Sponsor Funding Agreement (as defined in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report), our Sponsor agreed to fund the payment of (i) the upfront 3% sales commission for the sale of Class Y shares, (ii) the upfront 3% dealer manager fee for the Class Y shares, and (iii) the estimated 1% organization and offering expenses for the sale of Class Y shares and Class Z shares. In November 2023 our Sponsor agreed to reimburse the Company in cash to cover the dilution from the one-time stock dividend described below. In consideration for our Sponsor providing the funding for the front-end sales load and the cash to cover the dilution from the stock dividend, Strategic Storage Operating Partnership VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (our “Operating Partnership”), agreed to issue Series C Subordinated Convertible Units (“Series C Units”) to our Sponsor equal to the dollar amount of such funding divided by the then-current offering price (initially $9.30 per share and currently $10.00 per share) for the Class Y shares and Class Z shares sold in the Public Offering. The Series C Units shall initially have no distribution, voting or other rights to participate in our Operating Partnership unless and until such Series C Units are converted into Class A Units of our Operating Partnership. The Series C Units shall automatically convert into Class A Units on a one-to-one basis upon our disclosure of an estimated net asset value per share equal to at least $10.00 per share for each of the Class A, Class P, Class T, Class W, Class Y, and Class Z shares calculated net of the value of Series C Units to be converted. Such conversion is limited such that the dilution caused by the conversion may not reduce the diluted estimated net asset value below $10.00 per share. No Series C Units were converted to Class A Units as a result of the Estimated Per Share NAV (as defined below) being declared. In connection with the termination of our Primary Offering, the Sponsor Funding Agreement was terminated effective as of May 30, 2025, though our Sponsor or its affiliates are still obligated to provide the funding amounts set forth in the Sponsor Funding Agreement and entitled to receive Series C Units in exchange for such funding amounts until the final payment of such funding amounts and the final issuance of the Series C Units for such funding amounts are made, as contemplated by the terms of the Sponsor Funding Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, we had received funding from our Sponsor of approximately $10.2 million for the payment of sales commissions and dealer manager fees for the sale of Class Y shares, and organization and offering expenses for the sale of Class Y and Z shares pursuant to the Sponsor Funding Agreement.

On November 1, 2023, the Company’s board of directors declared to holders of record of Class A shares, Class T shares and Class W shares, respectively, as of November 15, 2023 (a) a one-time stock dividend of 0.11075 Class A shares per Class A share outstanding, (b) a one-time stock dividend of 0.07526 Class T shares per Class T share outstanding, and (c) a one-time stock dividend of 0.01075 Class W shares per Class W share outstanding. These stock dividends were issued to provide such stockholders who purchased Class A shares, Class T shares, or Class W shares in the Public Offering the same number of shares of the applicable class as they would have received if they purchased their shares at a price of $9.30 per share, the offering price of Class Y shares and Class Z shares in the Public Offering.

On August 7, 2024, our board of directors, upon recommendation of our nominating and corporate governance committee, approved an estimated value per share ("Estimated Per Share NAV") of $10.00 for our Class A shares, Class P shares, Class T shares, Class W shares, Class Y shares, and Class Z shares based on the estimated value of our assets less the estimated value of our liabilities, or net asset value, divided by the number of shares outstanding on an adjusted fully diluted basis, calculated as of March 31, 2024. No Series C Units were converted to Class A Units as a result of this Estimated Per Share NAV being declared.

Subsequent to year end, our of board of directors, upon recommendation of our nominating and corporate governance committee, approved an estimated value per share as of September 30, 2025. For more information, please see Note 13 - Subsequent Events, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.

We have invested the net proceeds from our Private Offering and Public Offering primarily in self storage facilities consisting of both income-producing and growth properties located in the United States and Canada. As of December 31, 2025, we owned 24 operating self storage properties located in seven states (Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington) and three Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario) and two development

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properties in Florida and Ontario. For more information, see Note 3 - Real Estate Facilities, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.

As of December 31, 2025, we owned 50% of the equity interests in five unconsolidated real estate ventures in two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec), with subsidiaries of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres”) owning the other 50% of such entities. Our unconsolidated real estate ventures consist of four operating self storage properties in the lease-up phase and one parcel of land that is intended to be developed into a self storage facility. For more information, see Note 4 - Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.

Our operating partnership, Strategic Storage Operating Partnership VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (our “Operating Partnership”), was formed on October 15, 2020. On January 15, 2021, SmartStop Storage Advisors, LLC (“SSA”), an affiliate of our Advisor, purchased a limited partnership interest in our Operating Partnership for $1,000 and we contributed the initial $1,000 capital contribution we received to our Operating Partnership in exchange for the general partner interest. On February 26, 2021, in connection with entering into the Private Offering Advisory Agreement, SSA made an additional $1,000 investment in our Operating Partnership in exchange for additional limited partnership interests and a special limited partnership interest.

On March 10, 2021, SmartStop OP, L.P. (“SmartStop OP”), an affiliate of our Sponsor and the operating partnership of SmartStop, contributed $5.0 million to our Operating Partnership, in exchange for 549,451 units of limited partnership interest in our Operating Partnership (the “OP Investment”). The OP Investment was made net of sales commissions and dealer manager fees, but without giving effect to the early investor discounts available to purchasers of shares in the Private Offering. At the effective time of the OP Investment, SmartStop OP was admitted as a limited partner to our Operating Partnership. As of December 31, 2025, we owned approximately 98% of the common units of limited partnership interest of our Operating Partnership. The remaining approximately 2% of the common units are owned by SmartStop OP.

On January 30, 2023, we, our Operating Partnership, and an affiliate of our Sponsor (the “Preferred Investor”) entered into a Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which our Operating Partnership issued and sold to the Preferred Investor, and the Preferred Investor purchased 600,000 Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest (the “Series A Preferred Units”) at a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit (the “Series A Liquidation Amount”) in consideration for the Preferred Investor making a capital contribution to our Operating Partnership in an amount of $15 million (the “Series A Preferred Investment”). On May 2, 2023, we redeemed the full amount of Series A Preferred Units for an amount equal to $15 million plus the accrued and unpaid distributions. See Note 7 – Preferred Equity, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.

On May 1, 2023 (the “Commitment Date”), we entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement (the “Series B Purchase Agreement”) with Extra Space Storage LP (the “Investor”), a subsidiary of Extra Space Storage Inc. (NYSE: EXR), pursuant to which the Investor committed to purchase $150 million in preferred shares (the aggregate shares to be purchased, the “Preferred Shares”) of our new Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”). The closing (the “Initial Closing”) in the amount of $150 million occurred on the Commitment Date and we incurred approximately $1.4 million in issuance costs related to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. See Note 7 - Preferred Equity, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.

On September 4, 2025, we, our Operating Partnership, and the Preferred Investor entered into a Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which our Operating Partnership issued and sold to the Preferred Investor. In September 2025, the Preferred Investor purchased 1.0 million Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest (the “Series D Preferred Units”) at a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit (the “Liquidation Amount”) in consideration for the Preferred Investor making a capital contribution to our Operating Partnership in an amount of $25.0 million (the “Series D Preferred Investment”). Pursuant to the Series D Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, our Operating Partnership issued an aggregate of an additional 400,000 Series D Preferred Units to the Preferred Investor on October 28, 2025, November 25, 2025, and December 17, 2025, for additional aggregate consideration of $10.0 million. See Note 7 – Preferred Equity, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for a summary of the terms, designations, powers, preferences, rights and restrictions of the Series D Preferred Units.

On September 30, 2025, we commenced an offering of up to $75.0 million (expandable up to $100.0 million in the sole discretion of our board of directors) in shares of our Series E Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, at an offering price

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of $10.00 per share (the “Series E Preferred Offering”), pursuant to the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated September 30, 2025 (the “Memorandum”). The Series E Preferred Offering will terminate on September 30, 2026, unless extended by our board, in its sole discretion. In connection with the Series E Preferred Offering, we entered into Amendment No. 6 to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of our Operating Partnership to create Series E Preferred Units having economic terms and designations, powers, preferences, rights and restrictions that are substantially similar to the Series E Preferred Stock. See Note 7 – Preferred Equity, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for a summary of the terms, designations, powers, preferences, rights and restrictions of the Series E Preferred Stock.

On September 30, 2025, in connection with the commencement of the Series E Preferred Offering, we entered into a managing dealer agreement (the “Managing Dealer Agreement”) with Orchard Securities, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Orchard”), pursuant to which Orchard has agreed to act as our managing dealer in connection with the Series E Preferred Offering. Pursuant to the Managing Dealer Agreement, Orchard will receive sales commissions up to 6.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the Series E Preferred Offering and managing dealer fees up to 3.50% of the gross offering proceeds from the Series E Preferred Offering, all or a portion of which sales commissions and managing dealer fees may be re-allowed to soliciting dealers. Our Sponsor will also pay Orchard 0.15% of the aggregate amount sold in the Series E Preferred Offering per annum not to exceed an aggregate amount of $550,000; provided, however, if we enter into an extraordinary transaction (as defined in the Memorandum) or list our common stock on a national exchange and Orchard has not received $550,000, then such amount will equal $550,000 regardless of the amount sold in the Series E Preferred Offering. The Managing Dealer Agreement will terminate upon the termination of the Series E Preferred Offering, unless terminated earlier by either party upon 30 days’ written notice to the other party.

Our Operating Partnership will own, directly or indirectly through one or more special purpose entities, all of the self storage properties that we acquire. We will conduct certain activities through our taxable REIT subsidiary, Strategic Storage TRS VI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “TRS”) which was formed on October 16, 2020 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of our Operating Partnership.

Our Property Manager, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed on October 7, 2020 to manage our properties. Our Property Manager will derive substantially all of its income from the property management services it performs for us. Our Property Manager may enter into sub-property management agreements with third party management companies and pay part of its management fee to such sub-property manager. See Note 9 – Related Party Transactions – Property Management Agreement, of the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.

As we accept subscriptions for shares of our stock, we transfer all of the net offering proceeds to our Operating Partnership as capital contributions in exchange for additional units of interest in our Operating Partnership. However, we will be deemed to have made capital contributions in the amount of gross proceeds received from investors, and our Operating Partnership will be deemed to have simultaneously paid the sales commissions and other costs associated with these offerings. In addition, our Operating Partnership is structured to make distributions with respect to limited partnership units that are equivalent to the distributions made to holders of common stock. Finally, a limited partner in our Operating Partnership may later exchange his or her limited partnership units in our Operating Partnership for shares of our common stock at any time after one year following the date of issuance of their limited partnership units, subject to certain restrictions outlined in the limited partnership agreement of our Operating Partnership, which was amended and restated in connection with the Public Offering (as amended, the “Operating Partnership Agreement”). SSA and SmartStop OP are prohibited from exchanging or otherwise transferring units representing $202,000 of the limited partnership units acquired in their initial investments in our Operating Partnership so long as our Advisor is acting as our Advisor pursuant to our Advisory Agreement.

Industry Summary

Self storage refers to properties that offer month-to-month storage unit rental for personal or business use. Self storage facilities offer a cost-effective and flexible storage alternative in which customers rent fully enclosed and secure spaces. Typical unit sizes range from 5x5 feet to 10x30 feet with facilities typically providing a variety of different sizes and configurations. Customers typically have access to their storage units 18 hours a day, with some facilities offering 24-hour access. Rental rates can vary and are determined by the location and size of the rental space, the level of security, and whether the unit is climate controlled. The short-term nature of self storage leases creates the opportunity for real-time rate increases, which has led well-positioned facilities to achieve substantial rate growth in a rising cost environment.

In addition to primary self storage operations, facilities also tend to have a number of other ancillary products that provide incremental revenues. This includes, but is not limited to, tenant insurance, protection or insurance plans, moving and

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packing supplies, locks and boxes, and other services. Sophisticated operators have the opportunity to substantially increase profitability of under-managed facilities post acquisition.

The customer base of self storage operators includes both local residential customers, typically within a 3- to 5-mile radius of the facility, as well as commercial users. According to the 2025 Self Storage Almanac, self storage facilities generally have a customer mix of approximately 85% residential, 8% commercial, 4% students and 3% military.

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Residential customers generally store items ranging from furniture, household items and appliances to cars, boats and recreational vehicles.

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Commercial customers tend to include small business owners who require easy and frequent access to their goods, records, extra inventory or storage for seasonal goods. Commercial customers are also increasingly utilizing self storage for their distribution logistics, as its ease of access, security, flexible lease terms, climate control features and proximity to their distribution destinations all drive operational results.

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While military and student users are a smaller portion of the overall mix, the mix tends to vary by location of the facility, with facilities near military bases and universities achieving higher military and student mixes, respectively.

The self storage industry is highly fragmented, with owners and operators ranging from individual property owners to institutional investors and large, publicly traded REITs. According to the 2025 Self Storage Almanac, there are approximately 65,143 primary self storage facilities in the U.S. representing a total of 2.4 billion rentable square feet. The largest 100 operators manage approximately 63% of net rentable square footage, but only 34% of all U.S.-based self storage properties. The five largest publicly listed self storage companies are Public Storage, Extra Space Storage Inc., AMERCO (the parent company of U-Haul), CubeSmart, and National Storage Affiliates Trust, which collectively operate approximately 19% of all U.S.-based self storage properties. Similar to the U.S., the self storage market in Canada exhibits highly fragmented ownership, albeit to a much greater extent. Colliers estimates that approximately 70% of all stores in Canada are owned by individuals with only one or two stores and the top 10 operators in Canada have roughly 20% market share. With the majority of the existing supply operated locally by non-institutional groups in the U.S and Canada, there is a significant market opportunity to acquire existing facilities and increase revenue and profitability through professional management, digitalization and physical expansion projects.

Business Overview

Unlike many other REITs and real estate companies, we are an operating business. We develop, acquire, and own self storage facilities. We do not directly manage or operate any of our properties. Rather, we rely on our property manager for such responsibilities. Our self storage facilities offer inexpensive, easily accessible, enclosed storage units or parking spaces to residential and commercial users on a month-to-month basis. Our facilities are fenced with computerized gates and well illuminated. Many of our properties provide customers with the convenience of direct vehicle access to their storage units. Most of our facilities offer climate controlled units that offer heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Certain of our facilities also offers outside vehicle, boat and recreational vehicle storage areas. Our facilities are generally constructed of masonry or steel walls resting on concrete slabs and have standing seam metal, shingle, or tar and gravel roofs. Customers typically have access to their storage units 18 hours a day. Individual storage units are secured by a lock furnished by the customer to provide the customer with control of access to the space, and access to storage units is controlled by keypad enabled entry doors or gate.

As an operating business, self storage requires a much greater focus on strategic planning and tactical operation plans. Our property manager has in-house sales center, which gives us a strategic advantage over other non-institutional operators, allowing us to centralize our sales efforts as we capture new business over the phone, email, chat, and text. As we grow our portfolio of self storage facilities, we have been able to consolidate and streamline a number of aspects of our operations through economies of scale. For example, we expect that size and geographic diversification, as well as institution of a blanket property and casualty insurance program over all properties managed by our property manager nationwide, will reduce our total insurance costs per property. As we acquire facilities, increased diversification will further mitigate against risk and reduce the cost of insurance per property. We also utilize our property manager’s digital marketing breadth and expertise which allows us to acquire customers efficiently by leveraging our property manager’s portfolio size and technological proficiency. To the extent we can acquire facilities in clusters within geographic regions, we see property management efficiencies resulting in reduction of personnel and other administrative costs.

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Investment Objectives

Overview

We have invested and will continue to invest a substantial amount of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and a portion of the net proceeds from the Series E Preferred Offering in self storage facilities consisting of both income-producing and growth properties and related self storage real estate investments. We may also use net offering proceeds to pay down debt or make distributions if our cash flows from operations are insufficient. Our investment objectives, strategy, and policies may be amended or changed at any time by our board of directors. Although we have no plans at this time to change any of our investment objectives, our board of directors may change any and all such investment objectives, including our focus on self storage real estate investments, if our board of directors believes such changes are in the best interests of our stockholders. In addition, we may invest in mortgage loans, securities of real estate companies, and other real estate-related investments if our board of directors deems such investments to be in the best interests of our stockholders. We cannot assure our stockholders that our policies or investment objectives will be attained or that the value of our common stock will not decrease.

Primary Investment Objectives

Our primary investment objectives are to:

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invest in income-producing and growth self storage properties in a manner that allows us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes;

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achieve appreciation in the value of our properties and, hence, appreciation in stockholder value;

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grow net cash flow from operations in order to provide sustainable cash distributions to our stockholders over the long-term; and

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preserve and protect our stockholders’ invested capital.

We cannot assure our stockholders that we will attain these primary investment objectives.

Liquidity Events

Subject to then-existing market conditions and the in sole discretion of our board of directors, we intend to seek one or more of the following liquidity events within three to five years after completion of our Public Offering:

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merge, reorganize, or otherwise transfer our company or its assets to another entity with listed securities;

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list our shares on a national securities exchange;

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commence the sale of all of our properties and liquidate our company; or

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otherwise create a liquidity event for our stockholders.

However, we cannot assure our stockholders that we will achieve one or more of the above-described liquidity events within the time frame contemplated or at all. This time frame represents our best faith estimate of the time necessary to build a portfolio sufficient to effectuate one of the liquidity events listed above. Our charter does not provide a date for termination of our corporate existence and does not require us to pursue a liquidity transaction at any time. Our board of directors has the sole discretion to continue operations beyond five years after completion of the offering if it deems such continuation to be in the best interests of our stockholders. Even if we do accomplish one or more of these liquidity events, we cannot guarantee that such liquidity event will result in proceeds per share higher than what was paid for shares in our Public Offering. At the time it becomes necessary for our board of directors to determine which liquidity event, if any, is in the best interests of us and our stockholders, we expect that the board of directors will take all relevant factors at that time into consideration when making a liquidity event decision. We expect that the board will consider various factors including, but not limited to, costs and expenses related to each possible liquidity event and the potential subordinated distributions payable to our Advisor.

Self Storage Investment and Business Strategies

Self Storage Investment Strategy

We intend to use the net proceeds we raise in our offerings to acquire or develop income-producing and growth self storage properties and related self storage real estate investments in locations including, but not limited to, the United States and Canada, that are expected to support sustainable stockholder distributions over the long term while also achieving appreciation in the value of our properties and, hence, appreciation in stockholder value. While we intend to invest in a mix of income-producing and growth self storage properties, we do not have a planned allocation percentage between these two strategies at this time.

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In order to implement our income-producing investment strategy, we will focus on self storage facilities with stabilized occupancy rates, but we have the opportunity for higher economic occupancy due to the property management capabilities of our property manager. In order to implement our growth investment strategy, we will focus on self storage facilities to be developed, currently under development, in lease-up, and self storage facilities in need of expansion, redevelopment, or repositioning. These properties may be undeveloped, under development, or in need of renovation. We will invest in self storage facilities located in primary and secondary markets. We may acquire properties with lower quality construction or management, with fewer amenities offered, or with low occupancy rates and reposition them by seeking to improve the property, management quality, amenities, and occupancy rates and thereby increase lease revenues and overall property value. We may also acquire properties in markets that are depressed or overbuilt with the anticipation that, within our targeted holding period, the markets will recover and favorably impact the value of these properties. We may also acquire properties from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines with the expectation that we can achieve better success with the properties. Many of the markets where we will acquire properties may have high growth potential in lease rates and sale prices.

We may consider the following property and market factors, among others, to identify potential self storage facility acquisitions:

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projected demand for facilities of a property’s type in the area;

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a property’s geographic location and type;

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a property’s physical location in relation to population density, traffic counts, and access;

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construction quality and condition;

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potential for capital appreciation;

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proposed purchase price, terms, and conditions;

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historical financial performance;

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rental rates and occupancy levels for the property and competing properties in the area;

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potential for rent increases;

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demographics of the area;

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operating expenses being incurred and expected to be incurred, including, but not limited to property taxes and insurance costs;

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potential capital improvements and reserves required to maintain the property;

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prospects for liquidity through sale, financing, or refinancing of the property;

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potential competitors for expanding the physical layout of the property;

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the potential for the construction of new properties in the area;

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treatment under applicable federal, state, and local tax and other laws and regulations;

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evaluation of title and obtaining of satisfactory title insurance; and

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evaluation of any reasonably ascertainable risks such as environmental contamination.

Self Storage Business Strategy

Unlike many other REITs and real estate companies, we are an operating business. We develop, acquire and own self storage facilities. Our self storage facilities offer inexpensive, easily accessible, enclosed storage units or parking space to residential and commercial users on a month-to-month basis. Our facilities are fenced with computerized gates and well illuminated. Many of our properties provide customers with the convenience of direct vehicle access to their storage units. Our facilities, offer climate controlled units that offer heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. Certain of our facilities also offers outside vehicle, boat, and recreational vehicle storage areas. Our facilities generally will be constructed of masonry or steel walls resting on concrete slabs and have standing seam metal, shingle, or tar and gravel roofs. Customers typically have access to their storage units from 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Individual storage units are secured by a lock furnished by the customer to provide the customer with control of access to the space, and access to storage units is controlled by keypad enabled entry doors or gate.

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As an operating business, self storage requires a much greater focus on strategic planning and tactical operation plans. Our property manager has in-house sales center, which gives us a strategic advantage over other non-institutional operators allowing us to centralize our sales efforts as we capture new business over the phone, email, chat, and text. As we grow our portfolio of self storage facilities, we have been able to consolidate and streamline a number of aspects of our operations through economies of scale. For example, we expect that size and geographic diversification, as well as institution of a blanket property and casualty insurance program over all properties managed by our property manager nationwide, will reduce our total insurance costs per property. As we acquire facilities, increased diversification will further mitigate against risk and reduce the cost of insurance per property. We also utilize our property manager’s digital marketing breadth and expertise which allows us to acquire customers efficiently by leveraging our property manager’s portfolio size and technological proficiency. To the extent we can acquire facilities in clusters within geographic regions, we see property management efficiencies resulting in reduction of personnel and other administrative costs.

Self Storage Focus

“Self storage” refers to properties that offer do-it-yourself, month-to-month storage unit rental for personal or business use. According to the 2025 Self Storage Almanac, there are approximately 65,143 primary self storage facilities in the United States representing a total of 2.4 billion rentable square feet. The largest 100 operators manage approximately 63% of net rentable square footage, but only 34% of all U.S.-based self storage properties. The five largest publicly listed self storage companies are Public Storage, Extra Space Storage Inc., AMERCO (the parent company of U-Haul), CubeSmart, and National Storage Affiliates Trust, which collectively operate approximately 19% of all U.S.-based self storage properties. Similar to the U.S., the self storage market in Canada exhibits highly fragmented ownership, albeit to a much greater extent. Colliers estimate that approximately 70% of all stores in Canada are owned by individuals with only one or two stores and the top 10 operators in Canada have roughly 20% market share. With the majority of the existing supply operated locally by non-institutional groups in the U.S and Canada, there is a significant market opportunity to acquire existing facilities and increase revenue and profitability through professional management, digitalization and physical expansion projects. As a result of the track record of our Sponsor and its affiliates in investing in self storage facilities, our experienced management team, and the fragmented nature of the self storage industry, we believe there is a significant opportunity for us to achieve market penetration and name recognition in this industry.

We intend to focus on pursuing investments in self storage facilities and related self storage real estate investments in markets with varying economic and demographic characteristics, including large urban cities, densely populated suburban cities, and smaller rural cities, as long as the property meets our acquisition criteria described below. We also intend to expand and develop certain facilities that we purchase in order to capitalize on underutilization and excess demand. The development of certain facilities we purchase may include an expansion of the self storage units or the services and ancillary products offered as well as making units available for office space. However, future investments will not be limited to any geographic area, to a type of facility, or to a specified percentage of our total assets. We will strategically invest in specific domestic or foreign markets when opportunities that meet our investment criteria are available. In general, when evaluating potential acquisitions of self storage facilities, the primary factor we will consider is the property’s current and projected cash flow.

Affiliation with SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

We believe that one of our greatest competitive strengths is our affiliation with SmartStop, which is one of the largest self storage companies in North America with an owned or managed portfolio, as of December 31, 2025, of over 460 operating properties in 34 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada comprising over 270,000 units and more than 35.0 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 49 operating self-storage properties across four provinces in Canada, which total approximately 42,200 units and 4.3 million rentable square feet. SmartStop is a self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of more than 1,000 self storage professionals focused on growing the SmartStop® Self Storage brand. SmartStop indirectly owns our Sponsor, Advisor and Property Manager.

Proven Acquisition Execution in the Self Storage Space

Our Advisor’s management team has significant experience acquiring self storage facilities across a broad spectrum of opportunities, including stabilized facilities, recently developed facilities in lease up, facilities that have just received a certificate of occupancy, facilities in need of renovation and/or re-development and ground up development. Our Advisor’s dedicated acquisitions team, located in both the United States and Canada, possesses an average of over 20 years of real estate transaction experience and is responsible for executing all of our acquisitions through the use of its proprietary underwriting methodology. More importantly, our Advisor’s acquisitions team has cultivated relationships in the industry

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that are highly beneficial to its overall deal sourcing. We believe that our Advisor maintains a competitive advantage in acquiring facilities given the scale of its business, its experience and the networks of its team.

Experienced Management Team with Extensive Operating Expertise

Our Advisor’s management team has strong insight and operating acumen developed from decades of successfully operating self storage facilities and creating value while navigating through multiple real estate and economic cycles. Our Chief Executive Officer, H. Michael Schwartz, has transacted more than $6.5 billion in commercial real estate, with more than $4.8 billion in the self storage industry. The other six members of our advisor’s management team have extensive self storage experience with an average of over 17 years in self storage roles. We benefit from the significant experience of our advisor’s management team and its ability to effectively navigate changing market conditions and achieve sustained growth.

Institutional Quality, Technology-Driven Operations Focused on Customer Service

Over the past decade, SmartStop has made significant investments in technology, infrastructure, and human capital to support its operational and digital platforms and enable real-time decision making at scale. Digital tools, resources and enhancements are leveraged across its organization to jointly coordinate marketing and pricing activities, improve the customer experience, grow rental revenue and enhance expense efficiencies. Today, our Property Manager’s technology-driven operating platform includes:

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consistent and recognizable brand across store locations;

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digital brand presence and protection;

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highly sophisticated and responsive user-friendly website with mobile optimization;

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proprietary data warehouse, algorithmically driving pricing changes;

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dedicated, in-house call center;

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ability to transact across a spectrum of mediums, including contactless, online rentals, call center rentals, reservations systems and in person rentals;

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highly trained staff, focused on enhancing the customer experience; and

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automated proprietary digital marketing algorithms driving near real time targeting and spend decisions.

Our Property Manager is focused on creating a convenient and hassle-free customer experience with an emphasis on the leasing process, regardless of individual customer preferences. Accordingly, our Property Manager offers website and call center reservations, in person leasing, call center leasing and website leasing, all from a variety of devices, including mobile phones and tablets. For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 31% of all rentals were executed in a contactless manner through our property manager’s website, with another approximately 16% originating from our property manager’s call center. Meeting the customer at their level has allowed our Property Manager to bolster its digital marketing efforts, primarily driven by a combination of pay-per-click and search engine optimization campaigns, to continue to maintain attractive returns on invested marketing dollars. SmartStop has migrated to a new property management software system that is fully integrated with all of its primary proprietary operations platform. The technological backbone of our Property Manager’s operating platform is further supported by a dedicated staff of operations professionals, including over 900 store-level employees. SmartStop’s dedicated staff, institutional technology platform and branding presence led to Newsweek ranking it #1 in the self storage business for Best Customer Service in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Ability to Increase Below Market Rents

A key component of our property management platform is analyzing the rental rate gap between existing and incoming customers and assessing increased rents to existing customers where appropriate. This allows our Property Manager to drive additional revenue and net operating income growth. Many of the customers in our portfolio are leasing units at below market rental rates. Our Property Manager believes we can continue to utilize targeted rate increases without a material change in customer turnover at our properties.

General Acquisition and Investment Policies

We may invest in other types of real estate properties if our board of directors deems appropriate; however, we have no current intention of investing more than 20% of the net proceeds of our offerings in such other real estate properties. We will seek to make investments that will satisfy the primary investment objectives of providing regular cash distributions to our stockholders and achieving appreciation in the value of our properties and, hence, appreciation in stockholder value.

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Our Advisor has substantial discretion with respect to the selection of specific properties. However, each acquisition is approved by our board of directors. The consideration paid for a property will ordinarily be based on the fair market value of the property as determined by a majority of our board of directors.

There is no limitation on the number, size, or type of properties that we may acquire or on the percentage of net offering proceeds that may be invested in any particular property type or single property. The number and mix of properties we acquire will depend upon real estate market conditions and other circumstances existing at the time of acquisition and the amount of proceeds raised in our Public Offerings. In determining whether to purchase a particular property, we may obtain an option on such property. The amount paid for an option, if any, is normally surrendered if the property is not purchased and may or may not be credited against the purchase price if the property is ultimately purchased.

Our Borrowing Strategy and Policies

We intend to use medium-to-high leverage (between 50% to 60% based on loan to purchase price ratio) to make our investments and, at certain times during our offerings, our debt leverage levels may be temporarily higher as we acquire properties in advance of funds being raised in our offerings. Our board of directors regularly monitors our investment pipeline in relation to our projected fundraising efforts and otherwise evaluates market conditions related to our debt leverage ratios throughout our offerings. As of December 31, 2025, our leverage ratio was approximately 55%.

We may borrow amounts from our Sponsor, our Advisor, or their affiliates only if such loan is approved by a majority of our directors, including a majority of our independent directors, not otherwise interested in the transaction as fair, competitive, commercially reasonable, and no less favorable to us than comparable loans between unaffiliated parties under the same circumstances.

We may incur our indebtedness in the form of bank borrowings, purchase money obligations to the sellers of properties and publicly- or privately-placed debt instruments, or financing from institutional investors or other lenders, including our affiliates. We may obtain a credit facility for a pool of properties, or a separate loan for each acquisition. Our indebtedness may be unsecured or may be secured by mortgages or other interests in our properties. We may use borrowing proceeds to finance acquisitions of new properties, to pay for capital improvements, repairs, or build outs, to refinance existing indebtedness, to pay distributions, to fund redemptions of our shares, or to provide working capital.

There is no limitation on the amount we can borrow for the purchase of any property. Our aggregate borrowings, secured and unsecured, must be reasonable in relation to our net assets and must be reviewed by our board of directors at least quarterly. Our charter limits our borrowing to 300% of our net assets, as defined, (approximately 75% of the cost basis of our assets) unless any excess borrowing is approved by a majority of our independent directors and is disclosed to our stockholders in our next quarterly report, with a justification for such excess.

Except as set forth in our charter regarding debt limits, we may re-evaluate and change our debt strategy and policies in the future without a stockholder vote. Factors that we could consider when re-evaluating or changing our debt strategy and policies include then-current economic and market conditions, the relative cost of debt and equity capital, any acquisition opportunities, the ability of our properties to generate sufficient cash flow to cover debt service requirements, and other similar factors. Further, we may increase or decrease our ratio of debt to equity in connection with any change of our borrowing policies.

Acquisition Structure

Although we are not limited as to the form our investments may take, our investments in real estate will generally constitute acquiring fee title or interests in joint ventures or similar entities that own and operate real estate. We may also enter into the following types of leases relating to real property:

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a ground lease in which we enter into a long-term lease (generally greater than 30 years) with the owner for use of the property during the term whereby the owner retains title to the land; or

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a master lease in which we enter into a long-term lease (typically 10 years with multiple renewal options) with the owner in which we agree to pay rent to the owner and pay all costs of operating and maintaining the property (a net lease) and typically have an option to purchase the property in the future.

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We will acquire interests in real estate directly or indirectly through our operating partnership, Strategic Storage Operating Partnership VI, L.P., through other limited liability companies or limited partnerships, or through investments in joint ventures.

Conditions to Closing Acquisitions

Generally, we will not purchase any property unless and until we obtain at least a Phase I environmental assessment and history for each property to be purchased and we are sufficiently satisfied with the property’s environmental status. In addition, we will generally condition our obligation to close the purchase of any investment on the delivery and verification of certain documents from the seller or other independent professionals, including, but not limited to, where appropriate:

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appraisals, property surveys, and site audits;

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building plans and specifications, if available;

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soil reports, seismic studies, and flood zone studies, if available;

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licenses, permits, maps, and governmental approvals;

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historical financial statements and tax statement summaries of the properties;

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proof of marketable title, subject to such liens and encumbrances as are acceptable to us; and

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liability and title insurance policies.

Joint Venture Investments

We may acquire some of our properties in joint ventures, some of which may be entered into with affiliates of our Advisor, including SmartStop, Strategic Storage Growth Trust III, Inc. ("SSGT III") and Strategic Storage Trust X ("SST X"). We may also enter into joint ventures, general partnerships, co-tenancies, and other participations with real estate developers, owners, and others for the purpose of owning and leasing real properties. Among other reasons, we may want to acquire properties through a joint venture with third parties or affiliates in order to diversify our portfolio of properties in terms of geographic region or property type or to co-invest with one of our property management partners. Joint ventures may also allow us to acquire an interest in a property without requiring that we fund the entire purchase price. In addition, certain properties may be available to us only through joint ventures. In determining whether to recommend a particular joint venture, our Advisor will evaluate the real property which such joint venture owns or is being formed to own under the same criteria described elsewhere in this Annual Report.

We will only invest in real estate programs formed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with our Advisor or an affiliate of our Advisor if: (1) there are no duplicative property management or other fees; (2) the investment is on substantially the same terms and conditions as those received by the other investors; and (3) either (a) a majority of our directors, including a majority of our independent directors, who are not otherwise interested in the transaction (if any) approve the transaction as being fair and reasonable to our company and our stockholders, or (b) the transaction is fair to our company and our stockholders in the event all of our directors are interested in the transaction.

To the extent possible and if approved by our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors, we will attempt to obtain a right of first refusal or option to buy if such venture partner elects to sell its interest in the property held by the joint venture. In the event that the venture partner were to elect to sell property held in any such joint venture, however, we may not have sufficient funds to exercise our right of first refusal to buy the venture partner’s interest in the property held by the joint venture. Entering into joint ventures with affiliates of our Advisor will result in certain conflicts of interest.

Government Regulations

Our business will be subject to many laws and governmental regulations. The properties we acquire likely will be subject to various regulatory requirements, such as zoning, accessibility, and fire and life safety requirements. In addition, self storage operations are subject to particular laws and regulations, including laws relating to lien auction sales of stored property upon a default by the tenant. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in the imposition of fines by governmental authorities or awards of damages to private litigants. We have formal policies designed to materially comply with all such regulatory requirements, however, changes in these laws and regulations, or their interpretation by agencies and courts, occur frequently. We cannot assure stockholders that these requirements will not be changed or that new requirements will not be imposed which would require significant unanticipated expenditures by us and could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities

We are subject to various rules, regulations and standards with respect to accommodations we must make for individuals with disabilities. For example, in the United States, under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or the ADA, all public accommodations and commercial facilities are required to meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. We are also subject to similar requirements in Ontario, Canada, under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, or AODA. Complying with such requirements could require us to remove access barriers. Failing to comply could result in the imposition of fines by various governmental agencies or an award of damages to private litigants. Although we intend to acquire properties that substantially comply with these requirements, we may incur additional costs related to compliance. In addition, a number of additional governmental laws may require us to modify any properties we purchase, or may restrict further renovations thereof, with respect to access by disabled persons. Additional legislation could impose financial obligations or restrictions with respect to access by disabled persons. Although we believe that these costs will not have a material adverse effect on us, if required changes involve a greater amount of expenditures than we currently anticipate, our ability to make expected distributions could be adversely affected.

Environmental Matters

Under various federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be held liable for the costs of removing or remediating hazardous or toxic substances. These laws may impose clean-up responsibility and liability without regard to whether the owner or operator was responsible for, or even knew of, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. The costs of investigating, removing, or remediating these substances may be substantial, and the presence of these substances may adversely affect our ability to rent units or sell the property, or to borrow using the property as collateral, and may expose us to liability resulting from any release of or exposure to these substances. If we arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances at another location, we may be liable for the costs of removing or remediating these substances at the disposal or treatment facility, whether or not the facility is owned or operated by us. We may be subject to claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from a site that we own or operate. Certain environmental laws also impose liability in connection with the handling of or exposure to asbestos-containing materials, pursuant to which third parties may seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury associated with asbestos-containing materials and other hazardous or toxic substances.

Other Regulations

The properties we acquire likely will be subject to various federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, such as zoning and state and local fire and life safety requirements. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in the imposition of fines by governmental authorities or awards of damages to private litigants. We intend to acquire properties that are in material compliance with all such regulatory requirements. However, we cannot assure our stockholders that these requirements will not be changed or that new requirements will not be imposed which would require significant unanticipated expenditures by us and could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Disposition Policies

We generally intend to hold each property we acquire for an extended period. However, we may sell a property at any time if, in our judgment, the sale of the property is in the best interests of our stockholders.

The determination of whether a particular property should be sold or otherwise disposed of will generally be made after consideration of relevant factors, including tax implications, prevailing economic conditions, other investment opportunities, and considerations specific to the condition, value, and financial performance of the property. In connection with our sales of properties, we may lend the purchaser all or a portion of the purchase price. In these instances, our taxable income may exceed the cash received in the sale.

We may sell assets to third parties or to affiliates of our Advisor. Our nominating and corporate governance committee of our board of directors, which is comprised solely of independent directors, must review and approve all transactions between us and our Advisor and its affiliates.

Investment Limitations in Our Charter

Our charter places numerous limitations on us with respect to the manner in which we may invest our funds, most of which are required by various provisions of the Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts published by

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the North American Securities Administrators Association (the “NASAA REIT Guidelines”). Pursuant to the NASAA REIT Guidelines, we will not:

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Invest in equity securities unless a majority of our directors, including a majority of our independent directors, not otherwise interested in the transaction approve such investment as being fair, competitive, and commercially reasonable.

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Invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts, except for futures contracts when used solely for the purpose of hedging in connection with our ordinary business of investing in real estate assets and mortgages.

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Invest in real estate contracts of sale, otherwise known as land sale contracts, unless the contract is in recordable form and is appropriately recorded in the chain of title.

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Make or invest in mortgage loans unless an appraisal is obtained concerning the underlying property, except for those mortgage loans insured or guaranteed by a government or government agency. In cases where our independent directors determine, and in all cases in which the transaction is with any of our directors or our Advisor and its affiliates, we will obtain an appraisal from an independent expert. We will maintain such appraisal in our records for at least five years and it will be available to our stockholders for inspection and duplication. We will also obtain a mortgagee’s or owner’s title insurance policy as to the priority of the mortgage or condition of the title.

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Make or invest in mortgage loans, including construction loans, on any one property if the aggregate amount of all mortgage loans on such property would exceed an amount equal to 85% of the appraised value of such property, as determined by an appraisal, unless substantial justification exists for exceeding such limit because of the presence of other loan underwriting criteria.

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Make or invest in mortgage loans that are subordinate to any mortgage or equity interest of any of our directors, our Advisor, or their respective affiliates.

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Invest more than 10% of our total assets in unimproved property, indebtedness secured by a deed of trust, or mortgage loans on unimproved property; the term “unimproved property” means property not acquired for the purpose of producing rental or other operating income and on which there is no development or construction in progress or planned to commence within one year.

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Issue equity securities on a deferred payment basis or other similar arrangement.

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Issue debt securities in the absence of adequate cash flow to cover debt service, unless the historical debt service coverage (in the most recently completed fiscal year), as adjusted for known changes, is sufficient to service that higher level of debt as determined by the board of directors or a duly authorized executive officer.

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Issue equity securities that are assessable after we have received the consideration for which our board of directors authorized their issuance.

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Issue redeemable equity securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940), which restriction has no effect on our share redemption program or the ability of our operating partnership to issue redeemable partnership interests.

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Grant warrants or options to purchase shares to our Advisor or its affiliates or to officers or directors affiliated with our Advisor except on the same terms as options or warrants that are sold to the general public. Further, the amount of the options or warrants cannot exceed an amount equal to 10% of outstanding shares on the date of grant of the warrants and options.

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Lend money to our directors, or to our Advisor or its affiliates, except for certain mortgage loans described above.

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Borrow if such debt causes our total indebtedness to exceed 300% of our “net assets” (as defined in our charter in accordance with the NASAA REIT Guidelines), unless approved by a majority of the independent directors.

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Make an investment if the related acquisition fees and expenses are not reasonable or exceed 6% of the contract purchase price for the asset or, in the case of a mortgage loan, 6% of the funds advanced, provided that the investment may be made if a majority of the directors, including a majority of the independent directors, not otherwise interested in the transaction determines that the transaction is commercially competitive, fair, and reasonable to us.

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Acquire equity securities unless a majority of our directors, including a majority of the independent directors, not otherwise interested in the transaction approve such investment as being fair, competitive, and commercially reasonable, provided that investments in equity securities in “publicly traded entities” that are otherwise approved by a majority of our directors, including a majority of the independent directors, shall be deemed fair, competitive, and commercially reasonable if we acquire the equity securities through a trade that is effected in a recognized securities market (a “publicly traded entity” shall mean any entity having securities listed on a national securities exchange or included for quotation on an inter-dealer quotation system) and provided further that this limitation does not apply to (1) acquisitions effected through the purchase of all of the equity securities of an existing entity, (2) the investment in wholly-owned subsidiaries of ours, or (3) investments in asset-backed securities.

Our charter also provides that we will not (a) engage in trading of securities, as compared with investment activities, (b) engage in underwriting or the agency distribution of securities issued by others, or (c) acquire securities in any company holding investments or engaging in certain other activities as described in our charter.

In addition, our charter also includes many other investment limitations, such as in connection with conflict of interest transactions, and with respect to roll-up transactions.

Changes in Investment Policies and Limitations

Our charter requires that our independent directors review our investment policies at least annually to determine that the policies we are following are in the best interests of our stockholders. Each determination and the basis for that determination is required to be set forth in the applicable meeting minutes. The methods of implementing our investment policies may also vary as new investment techniques are developed. The methods of implementing our investment objectives and policies, except as otherwise provided in our charter, may be altered by a majority of our directors, including a majority of our independent directors, without the approval of our stockholders. The determination by our board of directors that it is no longer in our best interests to continue to be qualified as a REIT shall require the concurrence of two-thirds of the board of directors. Investment policies and limitations specifically set forth in our charter, however, may only be amended by a vote of the stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding shares.

Investments in Mortgage Loans

While we intend to emphasize equity real estate investments and, hence, operate as what is generally referred to as an “equity REIT,” as opposed to a “mortgage REIT,” we may invest in first or second mortgage loans, mezzanine loans secured by an interest in the entity owning the real estate, or other similar real estate loans consistent with our REIT status. We may make such loans to developers in connection with construction and redevelopment of properties. Such mortgages may or may not be insured or guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, or another third party. We may also invest in participating or convertible loans if our board of directors concludes that we and our stockholders may benefit from the cash flow or any appreciation in the value of the subject property. Such mortgages are similar to equity participation.

Investment Company Act of 1940 and Certain Other Policies

We intend to operate in such a manner that we will not be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. Our Advisor will continually review our investment activity to attempt to ensure that we do not come within the application of the 1940 Act. Among other things, our Advisor will attempt to monitor the proportion of our portfolio that is placed in various investments so that we do not come within the definition of an “investment company” under the 1940 Act. If at any time the character of our investments could cause us to be deemed as an investment company for purposes of the 1940 Act, we will take all necessary actions to attempt to ensure that we are not deemed to be an “investment company.” In addition, we do not intend to underwrite securities of other issuers or actively trade in loans or other investments.

Subject to the restrictions we must follow in order to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, we may make investments other than as previously described, although we do not currently intend to do so. We have authority to purchase or otherwise reacquire our common shares or any of our other securities. We have no present intention of repurchasing any of our common shares except pursuant to our share redemption program, and we would only take such action in conformity with applicable federal and state laws and the requirements for qualifying as a REIT under the Code.

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Competition

The extent of competition in a market area depends significantly on local market conditions. The primary factors upon which competition in the self storage industry is based are location, rental rates, suitability of the property’s design and the manner in which the property is operated and marketed. We believe we will compete successfully on these bases.

Many of our competitors are larger and have substantially greater resources than we do. Such competitors may, among other possible advantages, be capable of paying higher prices for acquisitions and obtaining financing on better terms than us.

Employees

We have no employees. The employees of our Advisor and its affiliates provide management, acquisition, advisory and certain administrative services for us.

Available Information

Stockholders may obtain copies of our filings with the SEC, free of charge from the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or from our website at www.strategicreit.com/products/sst6.

We are providing the address to our website solely for informational purposes. The information on our website is not a part of, nor is it incorporated by reference into, this report.