{"url_path":"/sec/sma/8-k/2026-06-25/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-25","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/0001193125-26-282749-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-282749","cik":"0001585389","ticker":"SMA","issuer_name":"SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585389/0001193125-26-282749-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001585389","primary_entity_name":"SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc."},"word_count":284,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"## Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn June 23, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.\n\nProposal 1 – Election of Directors\n\nThe following six individuals were elected to the Board to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:\n\nDirector\n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Withheld\n\nH. Michael Schwartz\n\n36,090,304\n\n1,526,096\n\nHarold “Skip” Perry\n\n33,422,710\n\n4,193,690\n\nDavid J. Mueller\n\n34,659,593\n\n2,956,807\n\nTimothy S. Morris\n\n34,960,907\n\n2,655,493\n\n Lora Gotcheva\n\n37,414,735\n\n201,665\n\nWayne Johnson\n\n36,637,558\n\n978,842\n\nProposal 2 –Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation\n\nThe approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers was approved by the following vote:\n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nVotes Abstained\n\n35,947,353\n\n1,397,075\n\n271,972\n\n \n\nProposal 3 – Approval of, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers\n\nThe approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. Based on the results below, the Company has determined that it will hold a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.\n\n \n\nEvery Year\n\nEvery 2 Years\n\nEvery 3 Years\n\nVotes Abstained\n\n37,025,404\n\n114,957\n\n214,666\n\n261,373\n\n \n\nProposal 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, P.C.\n\nThe appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders by the following vote:\n\nVotes For\n\nVotes Against\n\nVotes Abstained\n\n43,556,982\n\n358,808\n\n264,166"}