Company Announcements

Year Ended December 31, 2025 Financial Highlights:

• YTD Total revenues increased approximately $2.5 million or 8.8% compared to the same period in 2024.
• YTD Same-Store Revenues increased by approximately $0.6 million or 4.6% for the year.
• YTD Net loss attributable to common stockholders decreased approximately $10.7 million or 22.7% compared to the same period in 2024.
• YTD Same-Store Net Operating Income ("NOI") increased by approximately $0.7 million or 8.6%.

LADERA RANCH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 3, 2026-- Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. (“SST VI”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) (NYSE: SMA), announced operating results for the year ended December 31, 2025.

“Our performance this year reflects the strength of both our Sponsor's operating platform, our disciplined growth strategy and our strategic allocation to high performing Canadian assets,” commented H. Michael Schwartz, President and CEO of Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. “Year-to-date, total revenues increased by 8.8%, driven in part by continued momentum in our same-store portfolio, where revenues grew 4.6% and net operating income increased 8.6%. These results underscore our ability to drive meaningful operating leverage while maintaining a strong focus on pricing, occupancy, and expense management. Equally important is the progress we’ve made on the development front. Over the past year, we successfully brought four of our Canadian joint venture properties online, expanding our footprint in the Greater Toronto Area and Quebec, Canada. While these assets are still in their initial lease-up phase, with average occupancy of approximately 41% as of year-end, we are encouraged by early demand trends and expect these properties to be a meaningful contributor to future growth as they stabilize. In addition, subsequent to year-end, we completed construction and commenced operations at our wholly owned development property in Ontario, Canada another important milestone that reflects our ability to execute on high-quality, strategically located projects.”

Key Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2025:

• Total revenues were approximately $30.7 million, an increase of approximately $2.5 million when compared to the same period in 2024.
• Same-store revenues and NOI increased by 4.6% and 8.6%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.
• Same-store average physical occupancy decreased by approximately 1.0% to 90.3% as of December 31, 2025 from 91.3% as of December 31, 2024.
• Same-store annualized rent per occupied square foot increased by approximately 3.2% to $17.40 for the year ended December 31, 2025 from $16.86 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Development Projects:

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. In late 2024, we completed development and commenced operations on the first unconsolidated real estate ventures property. In Q2 2025, we completed development and commenced operations on three additional unconsolidated real estate ventures properties. As of December 31, 2025, the unconsolidated real estate ventures properties had an average physical occupancy of approximately 41%. Our fifth unconsolidated real estate venture property is currently under development and we expect to commence operations in mid-2026.

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 properties in Florida and Ontario. Subsequent to year end, we completed construction on our development property in Ontario and commenced operations.

Determination of Estimated Per Share Net Asset Value:

On March 20, 2026, 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 September 30, 2025. No Series C Units were converted to Class A Units as a result of this Estimated Per Share NAV being declared. For a full description of the methodology, assumptions and limitations of the estimated NAV per share, please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2026.

Declared Distributions:

On December 22, 2025, our board of directors declared a daily distribution rate of approximately $0.001698 per day per share on the outstanding shares of common stock payable to Class A, Class T, Class W, Class P, Class Y and Class Z stockholders of record of such shares as shown on our books at the close of business on each day of the period commencing on January 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2026. In connection with this distribution, stockholders who hold Class T and Class Y shares, will be paid an amount equal to approximately $0.001698 per day less the stockholder servicing fee payable per share per day. Such distributions payable to each stockholder of record during a month will be paid the following month.

On March 27, 2026, our board of directors declared a daily distribution rate of approximately $0.001698 per day per share on the outstanding shares of common stock payable to Class A, Class T, Class W, Class P, Class Y and Class Z stockholders of record of such shares as shown on our books at the close of business on each day of the period commencing on April 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2026. In connection with this distribution, stockholders who hold Class T and Class Y shares, will be paid an amount equal to approximately $0.001698 per day less the stockholder servicing fee payable per share per day. Such distributions payable to each stockholder of record during a month will be paid the following month.

About Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. (SST VI):

SST VI is a public non-traded REIT that elected to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. SST VI’s primary investment strategy is to invest in income-producing and growth self-storage facilities and related self-storage real estate investments in the United States and Canada. As of April 2, 2026, SST VI has a portfolio of 13 operating properties in the United States comprising approximately 9,015 units and 1,079,395 rentable square feet (including parking); 12 properties with approximately 11,080 units and 1,133,915 rentable square feet (including parking) in Canada, joint venture interests in four operational and one development property in two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Québec).

About SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (SmartStop):

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) (NYSE:SMA), 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, through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, also sponsors other self-storage programs, and through its indirect subsidiary Argus Professional Storage Management, LLC offers third party management services in the U.S. and Canada. As of April 2, 2026, SmartStop has an owned or managed portfolio of more than 460 operating properties in 35 states, Washington, D.C., and Canada, comprising approximately 275,000 units and more than 35 million rentable square feet. SmartStop and its affiliates own or manage 50 operating self-storage properties in Canada, which total approximately 43,000 units and 4.3 million rentable square feet. Additional information regarding SmartStop is available at www.smartstopselfstorage.com.

Same-Store Facility Results - Years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

The following table sets forth operating data for our same-store facilities (stabilized and comparable properties that have been included in the consolidated results of operations since January 1, 2024) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. We consider the following data to be meaningful as this allows for the comparison of results without the effects of acquisition, lease up, or development activity.

Our increase in same-store revenue of approximately $0.6 million was primarily the result of an increase in revenue per occupied square foot of approximately 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2025 over the year ended December 31, 2024 offset by a decrease in average physical occupancy of approximately 1.0%.

Our same-store property operating expenses decreased by approximately $60,000 or 1.1% for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.

Net operating income, or NOI, is a non-GAAP measure that we define as net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, generated from properties before corporate general and administrative expenses, asset management fees, interest expense, depreciation, amortization, acquisition expenses, tenant protection economics, and other non-property related income and expense. We believe that NOI is useful for investors as it provides a measure of the operating performance of our operating assets because NOI excludes certain items that are not associated with the ongoing operation of the properties. Additionally, we believe that NOI (sometimes referred to as property operating income) is a widely accepted measure of comparative operating performance in the real estate community. However, our use of the term NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount. In addition, NOI is not a substitute for net income (loss), cash flows from operations, or other related financial measures, in evaluating our operating performance.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss as presented on our consolidated statements of operations to NOI, as stated above, for the periods indicated:

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the matters discussed in this earnings release, other than historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, and we intend for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in such federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words, or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. We may also make additional forward-looking statements from time to time. All such subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, by us or on our behalf, are also expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

Such statements include, but are not limited to statements concerning our plans, strategies, initiatives, prospects, objectives, goals, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions and other information that is not historical information. Such statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including, without limitation:

• disruptions in the economy, including debt and banking markets and foreign currency, including changes in the Canadian Dollar ("CAD")/U.S. Dollar ("USD") exchange rate;
• significant transaction costs, including financing costs, and unknown liabilities;
• whether we will be successful in the pursuit of our business plan and investment objectives;
• changes in the political and economic climate, economic conditions and fiscal imbalances in the United States, and other major developments, including tariffs, wars, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, military actions, and terrorist attacks;
• changes in tax and other laws and regulations, including tenant protection programs and other aspects of our business;
• difficulties in our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and management;
• the effect of competition at our self-storage properties or from other storage alternatives, which could cause rents and occupancy rates to decline;
• failure to close on pending or future acquisitions on favorable terms or at all;
• our reliance on information technologies, which are vulnerable to, among other things, attack from computer viruses and malware, hacking, cyberattacks and other unauthorized access or misuse;
• increases in interest rates; and
• failure to maintain our REIT status.

All forward-looking statements, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends and estimates of future earnings, are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith, and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs and projections will result or be achieved. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this earnings release, and we do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with our business, and important factors that could cause our actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, please refer to the factors listed and described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the “Risk Factors” sections of the documents we file from time to time with the SEC, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as supplemented by the risk factors included in Part II, Item 1A of our Form 10-Qs, copies of which may be obtained from our website at www.strategicreit.com.

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