Common use of Defined Term Location of Definition Clause in Contracts

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Section 7.3(j)(i) Adverse Recommendation Change Section 7.3(d) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Section 7.7(a) Preamble Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow Agreement Section 9.3(f) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) Indemnified Parties Section 7.7(a)(i) Interim Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Party(ies) Preamble Payor Section 9.3(d) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Class A Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d)

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Cash Consideration Section 7.3(j)(i3.1(a)(i)(A) Adverse Recommendation Change Cash Conversion Number Section 7.3(d3.2(a) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Cash Election Section 7.7(a3.1(a)(i)(A) Preamble Articles of Merger Cash Election Shares Section 2.3 3.1(a)(i)(A) Certificate Section 3.1(a)(i) Charter Restrictions Section 7.10 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 DE SOS Section 2.3(a) DLLCA Recitals DRULPA Recitals Election Section 3.2(e) Election Deadline Section 3.2(e)(iv) Escrow Agreement Section 9.3(f) Exchange Agent Section 3.2(c)(iv) Exchange Agent Agreement Section 3.2(c)(iv) Exchange Fund Section 3.3(a) Expected Holder Limit Section 4.1(f) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) Form of Election Section 3.2(e)(i) Go Shop Bidder Section 7.3(a) Go Shop End Time Section 7.3(a) Indemnified Parties Section 7.7(a)(i7.7(b) Interim Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Letter of Transmittal Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i3.3(b) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 2.3(b) Merger Sub Preamble Recitals Mergers Recitals MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Neutral Section 3.2(a)(iii) Non-Electing Shares Section 3.1(a)(i)(C) Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Partnership Certificate of Merger Section 2.3(b) Partnership Merger Recitals Partnership Merger Effective Time Section 2.3(b) Party(ies) Preamble Recitals Payor Section 9.3(d) Permits Prime Rate Section 4.8(a9.3(e) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇REIT Section 5.13(b) REIT Merger Recitals REIT Merger Effective Time Section 2.3(a) REIT I Recitals REIT I Board Recitals REIT I Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) REIT I Certificate of Merger Section 2.3(a) REIT I Dispute Notice Section 3.2(b)(ii) REIT I Notice of Intention Section 7.3(c)(i) REIT I Common Stock Recitals REIT I Designees Section 7.14 REIT I Disclosure Letter Article 4 REIT I Financial Advisor Section 4.19 REIT I Franchise Agreements Section 4.12(a)(xv) REIT I Insurance Policies Section 4.15 REIT I Management Agreements Section 4.12(a)(xvi) REIT I Material Contract Section 4.12(b) REIT I Operating Partnership Recitals REIT I Organizational Documents Section 7.7(b) REIT I Permits Section 4.8(a) REIT I Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) REIT I Related Party Agreements Section 4.16 REIT I SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) REIT I Special Committee Recitals REIT I Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) REIT I Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) REIT I Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) REIT I Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) REIT II Recitals REIT II Board Recitals REIT II Disclosure Letter Article 5 REIT II Dispute Notice Section 3.2(a)(ii) REIT II Franchise Agreements Section 5.12(a)(xv) REIT II Insurance Policies Section 5.16 REIT II Management Agreements Section 5.12(a)(xvi) REIT II Material Contract Section 5.12(b) REIT II Operating Partnership Recitals REIT II Permits Section 5.8(a) REIT II Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) REIT II SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) REIT II Special Committee Recitals REIT II Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) REIT II Tax Protection Agreements Section 5.13(h) REIT II Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) REIT II Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) S▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Class A Common 2.3(a) Stock Consideration Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d3.1(a)(i)(B)

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Change in Anthem Recommendation Section 5.1(c) Change in Cigna Recommendation Section 5.1(b) Cigna Preamble Cigna 368 Opinion Section 8.13 Cigna Alternative Transaction Section 8.13 Cigna Annual Dividend Section 4.1(c) Cigna Board Approval Section 3.2(f) Cigna Business Combination Transaction Section 8.13 Cigna Certificate Section 1.8(b) Cigna Common Stock Recitals Cigna Deferred Stock Unit Award Section 1.11(f) Cigna Designees Section 1.13(a)(i) Cigna Disclosure Letter Section 3.2 Cigna ERISA Affiliate Section 3.2(w)(iv) Cigna ERISA Plan Section 3.2(w)(i) Cigna Expense Fee Section 7.3(c) Cigna Financial Advisor Section 3.2(h) Cigna Intervening Event Section 8.13 Cigna Material Contract Section 3.2(v) Cigna Multiemployer Plan Section 3.2(w)(i) Cigna Pension Plan Section 3.2(w)(i) Cigna Permits Section 3.2(i)(ii) Cigna Plans Section 3.2(w)(i) Cigna Policies Section 3.2(y) Cigna Recommendation Section 5.1(b) Cigna Restricted Stock Award Section 1.11(b) Cigna Restricted Stock Unit Award Section 1.11(d) Cigna SEC Reports Section 3.2(d)(i) Cigna State Agencies Section 3.2(o) Cigna State Agency Filings Section 3.2(o) Cigna Stock Option Section 1.11(a) Cigna Stock Plans Section 1.11(h) Cigna Stockholders Meeting Section 5.1(b) Cigna Strategic Performance Share Award Section 1.11(e) Cigna Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(i8.13 Cigna Termination Fee Section 7.3(a) Adverse Recommendation Change Cigna Treasury Shares Section 7.3(d1.8(a) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Cigna’s Counsel Section 7.7(a5.11(b) Preamble Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 1.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow 1.2 Code Recitals Commitment Letter Section 3.1(o) Confidentiality Agreement Section 9.3(f) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) Indemnified Parties Section 7.7(a)(i) Interim 5.2 Continuation Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Party(ies) Preamble Payor Section 9.3(d) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Class A Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Converted Deferred Stock Unit Award Section 5.13(h1.11(f) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Converted Option Section 5.13(h1.11(a) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Converted Other Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents 1.11(f) Converted Restricted Stock Award Section 4.5(a1.11(b) SST IV Special Committee Converted Restricted Stock Unit Award Section 1.11(d) Converted Strategic Performance Share Award Section 1.11(e) DGCL Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d)Dissenting Shares Recitals

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Material Contracts Section 7.3(j)(i4.16(a) Adverse Recommendation Change Material Suppliers Section 7.3(d) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Section 7.7(a) Preamble Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow Agreement Section 9.3(f) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) Indemnified Parties Section 7.7(a)(i) Interim Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) 4.17 Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Materials Section 3.1(a)(i7.02(a) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Party(ies) Preamble Payor Section 9.3(d) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-N▇▇▇▇▇ Lux 2 Recitals Nasdaq Section 5.07(d) Nasdaq Proposal Section 7.02(a) Nonparty Affiliates Section 10.11 Omnibus Incentive Plan Section 7.02(a) Omnibus Incentive Plan Share Reserve Section 7.02(a) Organizational Documents Proposal Section 7.02(a) Outside Date Section 9.01(b) PCAOB Financial Statements Section 7.16 Per Share Class A Merger Consideration Section 3.01(a)(i) Per Share Class B Merger Consideration Section 3.01(a)(ii) Per Share Class C Merger Consideration Section 3.01(a)(iii) Per Share Merger Consideration Section 3.01(a)(iii) PIPE Investors Recitals PIPE Shares Recitals Plans Section 4.09(a) PPACA Section 4.09(k) Private Placement Financing Recitals Private Placements Recitals Proxy Statement Section 7.02(a) Redemption Price Section 6.04(b)(i) Registration Statement Section 7.02(a) Remedies Exceptions Section 4.03 Representatives Section 7.05(a) Required Acquiror Proposals Section 7.02(a) Resale Materials Section 7.02(a) Resale Registration Statement Section 7.02(a) SEC Section 5.07(a) Securities Act Section 4.5(a4.04(b) SDAT Sponsor Letter Recitals Stockholder and Registration Rights Agreement Recitals Subscription Agreements Recitals Substituted RSU Award Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board 3.01(a)(iv) Support Agreement Recitals SmartStop Class A Common Stock Surviving Company Recitals Tax Claim Section 5.4(a4.13(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Terminating Acquiror Breach Section 5.4(a9.01(g) SmartStop Common Stock Terminating Company Breach Section 5.4(a9.01(f) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Trust Account Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Tax Protection 5.13 Trust Agreement Section 5.13(h5.13 Trust Fund Section 5.13 Trustee Section 5.13 Unaudited Financial Statements Section 4.06(a) SmartStop Terminating Breach Written Consent Failure Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d7.03(a)

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Section 7.3(j)(i) Adverse Recommendation Change Section 7.3(d) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Section 7.7(a) Preamble Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow Company Preamble Company Benefit Plans Section 3.2(r)(i) Company Contract Section 3.2(o)(ii) Company ERISA Affiliate Section 3.2(r)(i) Company Intellectual Property Section 3.2(p)(i) Company IT Systems Section 3.2(p)(ii) Company Qualified Plans Section 3.2(r)(iv) Company Reports Section 3.2(ii) Company Shareholder Meeting Section 5.8(a) Company Voting Agreement Introductory Statement Confidentiality Agreements Section 9.3(f5.3(c) Form S-4 Continuing Employee Section 7.1(a5.11(a) Indemnified Parties Designated Director Section 7.7(a)(i5.15 Disclosure Letter Section 3.1 DOL Section 3.2(r)(ii) Interim Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Enforceability Exceptions Section 3.2(d) Exchange Agent Section 2.7(a) Exchange Ratio Section 2.5(a) Final Index Price Section 7.1(g) Financial Statements Section 3.2(h)(i) Indemnified Party Section 5.12(a) Index Price Section 7.1(g) Index Ratio Section 7.1(g) Letter of Transmittal Section 2.7(a) Liabilities Section 3.2(i) Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Section 2.1 Merger Consideration Section 2.5(a) Multiemployer Plan Section 3.2(r)(vi) Multiple Employer Plan Section 3.2(r)(vi) OREO Section 4.1(d) Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i7.1(d) Party(iesPBGC Section 3.2(r)(ii) Premium Cap Section 5.12(c) Proxy Statement-Prospectus Section 5.9(a) Purchaser Preamble Payor Purchaser Bank Section 9.3(d2.12 Purchaser Benefit Plans Section 3.3(r)(i) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Class A Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Purchaser Contract Section 5.12(b3.3(p)(i) SmartStop Permits Purchaser ERISA Affiliate Section 5.8(a3.3(r)(i) SmartStop Purchaser Intellectual Property Section 3.3(cc)(i) Purchaser IT Systems Section 3.3(cc)(ii) Purchaser Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a3.3(c)(i) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Purchaser Qualified Plans Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d3.3(r)(iii)

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Additional Cash Payment Per Share Section 7.3(j)(i7.1(g)(ii)(b) Adverse Recommendation Change ALLL Section 7.3(d3.2(h)(ii) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Appraisal Shares Section 7.7(a) Preamble 2.6 Appraisal Shareholder Section 2.6 Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Audited Financial Statements Section 3.2(h)(i) Average Index Price Section 7.1(g) Average Purchaser Stock Price Section 7.1(g) Bank Call Reports Section 3.2(h)(ii) Bank Merger Section 2.12 Bank Merger Certificates Section 2.12 BHCA Burdensome Condition Section 3.2(a) Section 5.6 Change of Recommendation Section 5.8(b) Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow Company Preamble Company Bank Section 2.2 Company Benefit Plans Section 3.2(r)(i) Company Contract Section 3.2(o)(ii) Company ERISA Affiliate Section 3.2(r)(i) Company Intellectual Property Section 3.2(p)(i) Company IT Systems Section 3.2(p)(ii) Company Qualified Plans Section 3.2(r)(iv) Company Shareholder Meeting Section 5.8(a) Company Voting Agreement Introductory Statement Confidentiality Agreement Section 9.3(f5.1(a) Form S-4 Continuing Employee Section 7.1(a5.11(a) Indemnified Parties Designated Directors Section 7.7(a)(i5.15 Disclosure Letter Section 3.1(a) Interim Period DOL Section 6.1(a3.2(r)(ii) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Enforceability Exceptions Section 3.2(d) Exchange Agent Section 2.7(a) Exchange Ratio Section 2.5(a) Financial Statements Section 3.2(h)(i) Indemnified Party Section 5.12(a) Index Ratio Section 7.1(g)(ii) Letter of Transmittal Section 2.7(a) Liabilities Section 3.2(i) Malicious Code Section 3.2(p)(ii) Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Section 2.1 Merger Consideration Section 2.5(a) Multiemployer Plan Section 3.2(r)(vi) Multiple Employer Plan Section 3.2(r)(vi) NCCOB Section 3.2(f) OREO Section 4.1(d) Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i7.1(d) Party(iesPersonal Information PBGC Section 3.2(p)(ii) Section 3.2(r)(ii) Premium Cap Section 5.12(c) Privacy Obligations Section 3.2(p)(ii) Proxy Statement-Prospectus Section 5.9(a) Purchaser Preamble Payor Purchaser Bank Section 9.3(d) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Class A Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d)2.2

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Company Interested Party Transaction Section 7.3(j)(i4.21(a) Adverse Company Permits Section 4.05 Company Recommendation Change Section 7.3(d) Additional Indemnification Agreements Recitals Confidentiality Agreement Section 7.7(a7.05(b) Preamble Articles of Merger Consent Solicitation Statement Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow Agreement Section 9.3(f7.03(a) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) Indemnified Contracting Parties Section 7.7(a)(i10.11 D&O Indemnitees Section 7.06(a) Interim Period D&O Insurance Section 6.1(a7.06(c) Intervening Event Data Security Requirements Section 7.3(j)(ii4.12(j) Merger DGCL Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Merger Sub Preamble MGCL DLLCA Recitals MLLCA Recitals Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Party(ies) Preamble Payor Section 9.3(d) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Domesticated Acquiror Class A Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Recitals Domesticated Acquiror Class T B Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Recitals Domesticated Acquiror Class F Common Stock Recitals Domesticated Acquiror Common Stock Recitals Domesticated Acquiror Units Recitals Domesticated Acquiror Warrant Recitals Domestication Recitals Domestication Bylaws Recitals Domestication Certificate of Incorporation Recitals Domestication Date Section 5.4(a6.04(a) SmartStop Disclosure Domestication Effective Time Section 6.04(a) Domestication Organizational Documents Recitals Domestication Proposal Section 7.02(a) Effective Time Section 2.02(a) Employment Agreements Section 7.24(a) Environmental Permits Section 4.14 ERISA Affiliate Section 4.09(c) Exchange Act Section 4.04(b) Exchange Agent Section 3.02(a) Exchange Fund Section 3.02(a) FLLCA Recitals GAAP Section 4.06(a) GEM Side Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Recitals Governmental Authority Section 5.20 SmartStop 4.04(b) Health Plan Section 4.09(k) HSR Filing Section 7.11(a) Independent Director Section 2.05 Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract 4.18(a) Intended Tax Treatment Recitals IRS Section 5.12(b4.09(b) SmartStop Permits Lease Section 5.8(a4.11(b) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Lease Documents Section 5.5(a4.11(b) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Letter of Transmittal Section 5.13(h3.02(b) SmartStop Tax Protection Lock-Up Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d)Recitals

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Section 7.3(j)(i) Adverse Recommendation Change Section 7.3(d) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Section 7.7(a) Agreement Preamble Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 CMFT Preamble CMFT Board Recitals CMFT Common Stock Section 5.4(a) CMFT Disclosure Letter Article 5 CMFT Insurance Policies Section 5.14 CMFT Material Contract Section 5.12 CMFT Permits Section 5.8(a) CMFT Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) CMFT SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) CMFT Special Committee Recitals CMFT Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(g) CMFT Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(g) CMFT Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) CMFT Voting Debt Section 5.4(c) Escrow Agreement Section 9.3(f) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) INAV Preamble INAV Board Recitals INAV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) INAV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) INAV Class D Common Stock Section 4.4(a) INAV Class I Common Stock Section 4.4(a) INAV Class S Common Stock Section 4.4(a) INAV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) INAV Disclosure Letter Article 4 INAV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 INAV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 INAV Material Contracts Section 4.12(a) INAV Permits Section 4.8(a) INAV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) INAV Restricted Share Award Section 3.2(a) INAV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) INAV Special Committee Recitals INAV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(g) INAV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(g) INAV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) INAV Voting Debt Section 4.4(c) Indemnified Parties Section 7.7(a)(i7.7(a) Interim Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Notice Period Section 7.3(e)(i) Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Party(ies) Preamble Payor Section 9.3(d) Permits Section 4.8(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(i) Recipient Section 9.3(c) Redemption Agreement Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(a) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Recitals SmartStop Class A Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(a) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(a) SmartStop Special Committee Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Termination Payee Section 9.3(e) Termination Payor Section 9.3(e) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(d7.10(d)

Defined Term Location of Definition. Acquisition Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iMinimum Condition § 2.01(a) Adverse Multiemployer Plan § 5.10(b) Multiple Employer Plan § 5.10(b) New Common Shares § 7.13 Non-U.S. Benefit Plan § 5.10(h) Notice of Change in Recommendation Change Section 7.3(d§ 7.05(c) Additional Indemnification Agreements Agreement Section 7.7(aOffer to Purchase § 2.01(c) Preamble Articles of Merger Section 2.3 Closing Section 2.2 Closing Date Section 2.2 Escrow Agreement Section 9.3(f) Form S-4 Section 7.1(a) Indemnified Parties Section 7.7(a)(i) Interim Period Section 6.1(a) Intervening Event Section 7.3(j)(ii) Merger Offers Recitals Merger Consideration Section 3.1(a)(i) Merger Effective Time Section 2.3 Merger Sub Preamble MGCL Recitals MLLCA Recitals Outside Date Section 9.1(b)(i) Party(ies) Preamble Payor Section 9.3(dOptional Warrants § 4.03(b) Permits Section 4.8(a§ 5.06 Permitted Liens § 5.13(a) Qualified REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(cPlans § 5.10(a) Qualifying REIT Income Section 9.3(f)(iPreferred Stock Recitals Preferred Stockholder Consents § 7.02(b) Recipient Section 9.3(cProceeds § 7.12 Proxy Statement § 7.02(a) Redemption Agreement Purchaser Preamble Purchaser Convertible Bonds Recitals Registered Securities Section 7.1(aPurchaser Election Notice § 4.02 Purchaser Fundamental Representations § 9.01(b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act Section 4.5(aPurchaser Indemnified Party § 9.02 Registration Statement § 7.15 Release Letter § 7.10 Remaining 12% Senior Notes § 3.01(g) SDAT Section 2.3 SmartStop Preamble SmartStop Board Remaining Preferred Stock § 7.16 Remaining Shares of Junior Preferred Stock Recitals SmartStop Class A Remaining Shares of Senior Preferred Stock Recitals Representatives § 5.19 Rollover Transactions Recitals S-3 Registration Statements § 5.25 Sale and Purchase Transactions Recitals SEC § 2.01(a) SEC Reports § 5.07(a) Second Tranche Price § 4.01(b) Second Tranche Shares § 4.01(b) Senior Notes Repurchase Payment § 3.01(g) Senior Preferred Stock Recitals Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements Recitals Series B-1 Preferred Stock Recitals Series B-2 Preferred Stock Recitals Shares of Newly Issued Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Class T Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Common Stock Section 5.4(a) SmartStop Disclosure Letter Article 5 SmartStop Financial Advisor Section 5.20 SmartStop Insurance Policies Section 5.15 SmartStop Material Contract Section § 4.02 Stockholder Consent Materials § 5.12(b) SmartStop Permits Section 5.8(aSubsidiary § 5.01(a) SmartStop Preferred Stock Section 5.4(aSwap Recitals Swap Closing § 4.04 Tax Representations § 9.01(a) SmartStop Restricted Share Awards Section 5.4(aTender Offer Recitals Tender Offer Documents § 2.01(c) SmartStop SEC Documents Section 5.5(aTender Offer Expiration Date § 2.01(a) SmartStop Special Committee Tender Offer Initial Expiration Date § 2.01(a) Tender Offer Statement § 2.01(c) Third Party Claim § 9.05(b) Transactions Recitals SmartStop Subsidiary Partnership Section 5.13(hUnpaid Fees § 10.03(e) SmartStop Tax Protection Agreement Section 5.13(h) SmartStop Terminating Breach Section 9.1(c)(i) SmartStop Voting Debt Section 5.4(d) SSA Recitals SST IV Preamble SST IV Board Recitals SST IV Board Recommendation Section 4.2(c) SST IV Change Notice Section 7.3(e)(i) SST IV Class A Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class T Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Class W Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Common Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Disclosure Letter Article 4 SST IV Financial Advisor Section 4.19 SST IV Insurance Policies Section 4.15 SST IV Material Contracts Section 4.12(b) SST IV Permits Section 4.8(a) SST IV Preferred Stock Section 4.4(a) SST IV Restricted Share Awards Section 3.2 SST IV SEC Documents Section 4.5(a) SST IV Special Committee Recitals SST IV Subsidiary Partnership Section 4.13(h) SST IV Tax Protection Agreements Section 4.13(h) SST IV Terminating Breach Section 9.1(d)(i) SST IV Voting Debt Section 4.4(d) Superior Proposal Section 7.3(j)(iii) Surviving Entity Section 2.1 Takeover Statutes Section 4.20 Taxable REIT Subsidiary Section 4.1(c) Transfer Agent Section 3.3(a) Transfer Taxes Section 7.11(dWarrants § 4.03(b)