Company: NSA-PB
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-015431
Chunk: 18

Company: National Storage Affiliates Trust
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 be in our best interests.

Representatives of KPMG are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting via the live webcast and will be provided with an opportunity to make a statement if so desired and to respond to appropriate inquiries from shareholders.

| NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |     | 24 |

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FEES

The following table summarizes the aggregate fees billed to us for professional services provided by KPMG for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

|                    |     |   |      2024 |   |     |   |      2023 |   |
|:-------------------|:----|:--|----------:|:--|:----|:--|----------:|:--|
| Audit Fees(1)      |     | $ | 1,317,850 |   |     | $ | 1,118,000 |   |
| Audit-Related Fees |     |   |           | - |     |   |           | - |
| Tax Fees           |     |   |           | - |     |   |           | - |
| All Other Fees     |     |   |           | - |     |   |           | - |
| Total              |     | $ | 1,317,850 |   |     | $ | 1,118,000 |   |

(1) Audit Fees include fees related to the annual audit of the Company included in our annual report on Form 10-K, the review of the consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, accounting consultations attendant to the audit, and for services associated with our public offerings, including review of registration statements and prospectuses and related issuances of comfort letters and consents and other services related to SEC matters. Audit Fees associated with the review of registration statements and issuance of comfort letters included above are $254,000 for 2024 and $153,000 for 2023. Audit Fees also include costs related to the audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

The Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves the engagement fees and the terms of all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the external auditors and evaluates the effect thereof on the independence of the external auditors.

A majority of all of the votes