National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of National Storage Affiliates Trust (the “Company”) was held on May23, 2018, at which 47,852,111 of the Company's 50,396,847 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), issued and outstanding as of the record date, March 29, 2018, were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 95% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company entitled to vote.

(b)At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1)elected the nine trustees below to serve on the Company’s board of trustees until the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify, (2)ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018, (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers and (4) approved, on an advisory basis, holding future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

(i)The voting results with respect to the election of each trustee were as follows:

(ii)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 December31, 2018 were as follows:

(iii)The voting results with respect to a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers were as follows:

(iv)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:

In light of the shareholders' recommendation that the advisory vote be held every year, which was consistent with the recommendation of the Company's board of trustees, the Company's board of trustees has decided that the Company will hold a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year.

About National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA)
National Storage Affiliates Trust is an integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company is focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self-storage properties located within various metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) across the United States. The Company’s segment consists of investments in self-storage properties located in the United States. The Company’s operating partnership subsidiary is NSA OP, LP. The Company holds interests in a geographically diversified portfolio of approximately 280 self-storage properties, located in over 20 states, comprising approximately 15.8 million rentable square feet, configured in over 123,000 storage units. It has approximately six participating regional operators (PROs), including SecurCare Self Storage, Inc.; Kevin Howard Real Estate Inc.; Optivest Properties LLC; Guardian Storage Centers LLC; Move It Self Storage, and Arizona Mini Storage Management Company.