---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-023775"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NSA"
cik: "0001618563"
company_name: "National Storage Affiliates Trust"
filed_at: "2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T21:12:00.107344+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NSA shareholders elect 12 trustees, ratify KPMG, approve say-on-pay and 2024 equity plan

## Summary
- All 12 trustee nominees elected with 58M to 64M votes for each; quorum 91.63%.
- KPMG ratified as auditor for FY2024 with 71.2M for, 277k against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 61.7M for, 2.7M against; future votes set for every year.
- 2024 Equity Incentive Plan approved with 61.8M for, 2.6M against.
- Board adopts annual frequency for advisory votes on executive compensation per shareholder preference.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-023775
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NSA
- cik: 0001618563
- company_name: National Storage Affiliates Trust
- filed_at: 2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/0001628280-24-023775-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/nsa-20240513.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-023775.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 07bfc336e99b990e06fa58f59f90b1937c590952
  claim: National Storage Affiliates Trust shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of holding shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-13 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The voting results with respect to a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of holding shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: Every Year Every Two Years Every Three Years Abstain 59,147,710 47,138 5,224,871 53,687
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/0001628280-24-023775-index.htm
- claim_id: 202725fadad15ce15c9f42ed75aeb16d96ac9fb7
  claim: National Storage Affiliates Trust shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-13 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The voting results with respect to a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 61,665,500 2,700,074 107,832 7,114,463
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/0001628280-24-023775-index.htm
- claim_id: 560941aa0a2b2b5e57a859470f21447f86d5f009
  claim: National Storage Affiliates Trust shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-05-13 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain 71,239,888 277,635 70,346
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/0001628280-24-023775-index.htm
- claim_id: aebd181740a73fa6e3b5989641ea0124ff39cdd0
  claim: National Storage Affiliates Trust shareholders approved Election of twelve trustees at the 2023-05-13 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The voting results with respect to the election of each trustee were as follows: Name Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Tamara D. Fischer 62,013,954 2,394,204 65,248 7,114,463 Arlen D. Nordhagen 63,541,745 863,653 68,008 7,114,463 David G. Cramer 64,144,647 260,425 68,334 7,114,463 Lisa R. Cohn 63,748,190 659,193 66,023 7,114,463 Paul W. Hylbert, Jr. 63,536,339 867,521 69,546 7,114,463 Chad L. Meisinger 62,452,189 1,952,280 68,937 7,114,463 Steven G. Osgood 63,792,408 609,694 71,304 7,114,463 Dominic M. Palazzo 63,749,541 653,449 70,416 7,114,463 Michael J. Schall 64,365,961 37,590 69,855 7,114,463 Rebecca L. Steinfort 58,072,901 6,335,209 65,296 7,114,463 Mark Van Mourick 58,584,492 5,817,081 71,833 7,114,463 Charles F. Wu 64,121,652 284,590 67,164 7,114,463
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/0001628280-24-023775-index.htm
- claim_id: c29c3ba401e26c1485b3f27e560762155936a7e0
  claim: National Storage Affiliates Trust shareholders approved Approval of the Company's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2023-05-13 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: The voting results with respect to the approval of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 61,802,947 2,578,635 91,824 7,114,463
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618563/000162828024023775/0001628280-24-023775-index.htm

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