 Update From the CEO February 23, 2012 Hosted By H. MICHAEL SCHWARTZ Chairman and CEO Exhibit 99.1 |
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 3 Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. First and only publicly registered non-traded REIT focused on self storage Sponsor was ranked 8 th in Mini-Storage Messenger’s Top Operators List in 2011 As of 12/31/11 SSTI wholly owns 91 properties in 17 states and Ontario, Canada with 60,000 units and approximately 7.5 million rentable square feet Closed approximately $245 Million in acquisitions in 2011 About Us |
 4 Agenda Financial Update Portfolio Update Where MFFO Comes From Self Storage - It’s Just Different |
 5 Total Assets by Quarter Financial Update |
 6 Total Revenues by Quarter Financial Update |
 7 G&A Per Property by Quarter G&A Per Property Q3 2009 $16,313 Q3 2010 $14,527 (11% decrease) Q3 2011 $6,466 (55% decrease) (1) For the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the Advisor permanently waived certain reimbursable indirect costs. Financial Update |
 8 Agenda Financial Update Portfolio Update Where MFFO Comes From Self Storage - It’s Just Different |
 9 Wholly Owned Properties by Quarter Portfolio Update Through December 31, 2011 |
 10 Square Footage by State (as of 12/31/11) Portfolio Update 91 properties 17 states, 1 province 60,140 units 7.5 million SF 7.6% 4.3% 5.0% 3.3% 11.1% 12.5% 1.9% 0.9% 19.8% 0.9% 1.3% 5.4% 3.5% 5.3% 3.6% 10.1% 2.4% 1.1% |
 11 Homeland Portfolio • Homeland Portfolio Summary Purchase Price: $80 Million Net Rentable Sq. Ft.: 1 Million Total Properties: 12 Total Units: 8,000 Off Market Transaction Year Built: 2006 - 2009 Purchase Per Sq. Ft: $80 46% Occupancy – Lease Up Acquisition Dec. 46.2% SF Jan. 47.3% SF Feb. 14 th 48.0% SF Seasonality in Storage Industry – February is one of the worst months |
 12 Homeland Portfolio Homeland Portfolio Summary New – built between 2006 – 2009 Retail locations – Good visibility and access Climate Controlled Units – 79% of area Management platform integration – Website payment system, customer care call center, inventory tracking Now 19 Properties in Atlanta Management Efficiencies (economies of scale) Product Leader in Market |
 13 Homeland Portfolio Atlanta District Map |
 14 Homeland Portfolio Kennesaw, GA Sharpsburg, GA Berkeley, GA Peachtree, GA Breckenridge, GA West Oak Pkwy, GA |
 15 Homeland Portfolio Austell, GA Sandy Springs, GA Smyrna, GA Lawrenceville, GA Monument, FL Timuquana, FL |
 16 Agenda Financial Update Portfolio Update Where MFFO Comes From Self Storage - It’s Just Different |
 17 Where MFFO Comes From Understanding Modified Funds From Operations Net Income + depreciation + amortization Funds From Operations (FFO) non cash items Not all MFFO is created equal + acquisition fees and expenses + impairments + marketable securities losses + hedging strategy losses = Modified FFO |
 18 Where MFFO Comes From • Relative Risk • Smoothing of Results • Mezzanine Loans • Point in Time vs. Trending • Cash Drag • Other Intangibles |
 19 Agenda Financial Update Portfolio Update Where MFFO Comes From Self Storage - It’s Just Different |
 20 Self Storage – It’s Just Different Seasonality of Occupancy • Self storage occupancy rates show seasonal variability • Household moves account for approximately half of self storage rentals • The spring and summer months are the typical moving seasons with 11% - 13% of moves occurring each month compared to 8% or less for other months • Spring and Summer occupancy rates are higher than late Fall and Winter • Seasonal variability in occupancy is typically between 2% and 5% driven largely by seasonal moving • Difficult to Compare Quarter by Quarter Results The seasonal nature of moving activity drives variability in self storage occupancy. *Sources: Self Storage Association 2010 Almanac; American Moving and Storage Association Winter 2009 “Industry Trends” Percentage of Total Yearly Moves by Month |
 21 Self Storage – It’s Just Different Adding Value Tenant vs. Owner |
 22 Increasing Revenues Tenant Insurance Rental Increases Truck Rentals Ancillary Revenues Web Based Sales Self Storage – It’s Just Different Adding Value |
 23 • Reaching Critical Mass • Decreasing Expenses • Property Insurance • Utility Management and Energy Conservation • Fixed vs. Variable Expenses • National Contracts • Property Management • Cross Marketing Efficiencies Self Storage – It’s Just Different Economies of Scale |
 24 Recap Financial Update Continuing to Grow Portfolio Update $80 Million Homeland Portfolio Where MFFO Comes From MFFO is Not Just a Yes or No Answer Self Storage – It’s Just Different Added Value |
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