Johnson Wayne Form 4 SmartStop Self Storage / Wayne Johnson ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johnson Wayne

(Last) (First) (Middle)

111 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 120

(Street)

LADERA RANCH CA 92694

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SmartStop Self Storage, Inc. [ N/A ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Investment Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/01/2015		A		3,469(1)	A	$0.00	21,970	D
Common Stock	10/01/2015		D		21,970	D	$13.75(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of restricted stock issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to the grant of restricted stock to the Reporting Person made on April 6, 2015 as a result of the Issuer's achieving certain performance criteria at the time of the change in control of the Issuer. The shares vested at the time of the change in control of the Issuer.

2. Disposed of pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 15, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on July 16, 2015, by and among the Issuer, SmartStop Self Storage Operating Partnership, L.P., Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra Space Storage LP, Edgewater REIT Acquisition (MD) LLC, and Edgewater Partnership Acquisition (DE) LLC, pursuant to which each share of the Issuer's common stock was converted into the right to receive $13.75 in cash.

Remarks:

	/s/ Wayne Johnson	10/01/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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