FORM 4
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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Johnson Wayne		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, 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)
President and CIO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

10 TERRACE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/2/2023
(Street)

LADERA RANCH, CA 92694
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
 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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Class A Common Stock         23452.16 (1)D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Trans. Date3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date7. 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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Long-Term Incentive Plan Units (2)$0 (2)           (3) (3)Class A Common Stock 72054.11  72054.11 (3)D  
Long-Term Incentive Plan Units (2)$0 (2)3/2/2023  A   13751.4 (4)    (4) (4)Class A Common Stock 13751.4 $0 53008.77 D  
Class A-1 Units (5)$0 (5)           (5) (5)Class A Common Stock 495063  495063 (6)D  
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Represents 23,452.16 shares of restricted stock previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person.
(2) Represents long-term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") of SmartStop OP, L.P., the Issuer's operating partnership (the "Operating Partnership"). Vested LTIP Units are convertible into Class A common units of the Operating Partnership ("Class A Common Units"). Class A Common Units are redeemable by the holder for, at the election of the Issuer, shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares.
(3) Represents 72,054.11 LTIP Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person. The LTIP Units vest ratably over a four-year period commencing on December 31 of the year of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment or service through each vesting date.
(4) Represents LTIP Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person, which LTIP Units were subject to vesting based on the achievement of specified performance measures. The actual number of LTIP Units to be issued upon vesting could range from 0% to 100% of the number of LTIP Units reported based on the actual performance measure achieved. On March 2, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that a performance measure had been achieved such that 100% of the number of LTIP Units previously reported should vest. Accordingly, on March 2, 2023, 13,751.4 LTIP Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person vested.
(5) Represents Class A-1 limited partnership units ("Class A-1 Units") of the Operating Partnership. Class A-1 Units are redeemable by the holder for, at the election of the Issuer, shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares.
(6) Represents 495,063 Class A-1 Units previously reported as being owned by the Reporting Person.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
Johnson Wayne
10 TERRACE ROAD
LADERA RANCH, CA 92694

President and CIO
Signatures
/s/ Wayne Johnson3/6/2023
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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