---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-272611"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SELF"
cik: "0001031235"
company_name: "Global Self Storage, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-16T20:16:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T20:17:12.627343+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Self Storage holds 2026 annual meeting; all director nominees elected and proposals approved

## Summary
- 70.7% of outstanding shares represented at the meeting (8,070,898 of 11,416,754).
- Directors elected: Mark C. Winmill, Russell E. Burke III, William C. Zachary, George B. Langa, Sally C. Carroll.
- Amendment and restatement of 2017 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 3,717,027 for, 1,298,704 against.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as auditor for FY 2026 passed: 7,636,317 for, 338,816 against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 3,710,166 for, 1,303,882 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-272611
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SELF
- cik: 0001031235
- company_name: Global Self Storage, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-16T20:16:23+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031235/000119312526272611/0001193125-26-272611-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031235/000119312526272611/self-20260616.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Global Self Storage, Inc. shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-12-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-12-31
  source text: Proposal 3: Ratification of Accounting Firm Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 7,636,317 338,816 95,765 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031235/000119312526272611/0001193125-26-272611-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Global Self Storage, Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Stockholder Meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors Election of Mark C. Winmill as a director to serve until the 2027 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. For Withheld Broker Non-Vote 4,072,265 1,012,706 2,985,927 Election of Russell E. Burke III as a director to serve until the 2027 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. For Withheld Broker Non-Vote 3,876,399 1,208,572 2,985,927 Election of William C. Zachary as a director to serve until the 2027 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. For Withheld Broker Non-Vote 3,881,675 1,203,296 2,985,927 Election of George B. Langa as a director to serve until the 2027 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. For Withheld Broker Non-Vote 3,393,054 1,691,917 2,985,927 Election of Sally C. Carroll, Esq. as a director to serve until the 2027 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until her successor is dul
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031235/000119312526272611/0001193125-26-272611-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Global Self Storage, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan..
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 2: Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 3,717,027 1,298,704 69,240 2,985,927
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031235/000119312526272611/0001193125-26-272611-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Global Self Storage, Inc. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  source text: Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approval on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 3,710,166 1,303,882 70,923 2,985,927
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031235/000119312526272611/0001193125-26-272611-index.htm

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