SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ("SmartStop” or the “Company"), a self-managed and fully integrated self-storage company, announced today that H. Michael Schwartz, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, will participate as a keynote speaker at the 19th Annual Self Storage Owners Summit. The event, hosted by the California Self Storage Association and Talonvest Capital, will take place at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, California, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Mr. Schwartz’s presentation is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time and will cover insights and future trends in the self-storage industry.

About SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SmartStop)

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) is a self-managed REIT with a fully integrated operations team of approximately 500 self-storage professionals focused on growing the SmartStop® Self Storage brand. SmartStop, through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, also sponsors other self-storage programs. As of July 11, 2024, SmartStop has an owned or managed portfolio of 197 operating properties in 22 states and Canada, comprising approximately 139,000 units and 15.7 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 35 operating self-storage properties in Canada, which total approximately 30,700 units and 3.2 million rentable square feet. Additional information regarding SmartStop is available at www.smartstopselfstorage.com.

David Corak VP of Corporate Finance SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. IR@smartstop.com