Strategic Storage Trust IV

Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), was formed on June 1, 2016 under the Maryland General Corporation Law for the purpose of engaging in the business of investing in self storage facilities. Our year end is December 31. As used in this report, “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Company” refer to Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc. and each of our subsidiaries. Prior to June 28, 2019, both we and Strategic Storage Trust II Inc. (“SST II”), were sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC (“SAM,” or our “Prior Sponsor”). On June 28, 2019, SST II, and its operating partnership, Strategic Storage Operating Partnership II, L.P., entered into a series of transactions, agreements, and amendments to its existing agreements and arrangements (such agreements and amendments are referred to collectively as the “Self Administration Transaction”), with our Prior Sponsor, and its affiliates, pursuant to which, effective as of June 28, 2019, SST II acquired the self storage advisory, asset management, property management, investment management, and tenant program joint venture interests of SAM, along with certain other assets including SAM’s sole membership interest in SmartStop Storage Advisors, LLC, which owned all of the membership interests of our advisor and our property manager. Immediately after the Self Administration Transaction, SST II changed its name to SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. (“SmartStop”). As a result of the Self Administration Transaction, SmartStop REIT Advisors, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of SmartStop, became the sponsor (our “Sponsor”) of our Public Offering of shares of our common stock, as described below. Our Sponsor owns 100% of Strategic Storage Advisor IV, LLC (our “Advisor”) and Strategic Storage Property Management IV, LLC (our “Property Manager”).