Company: NSA-PB
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-015431
Chunk: 13

Company: National Storage Affiliates Trust
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of our operating partnership (as amended, the "Partnership Agreement"), for Common Shares.

"Determination Date" means the close of business on the record date for determining the shareholders and holders of OP units entitled to cast votes at a duly called annual or special meeting of shareholders.

Our shareholders do not have the power to alter or repeal any provision of our Bylaws relating to the amendment of our Bylaws.

### HOW WE LISTEN AND COMMUNICATE
Our Board values input from our investors and casts a wide net for ideas and information that can inform its deliberations and decision making. We have created multiple means to communicate with our trustees, including the following:

• Participating in our Annual Meeting and asking questions.

• Emailing the Board at NSABoard@nsareit.net .

• Writing to us by regular mail, sent to the attention of David G. Cramer, our president, CEO and member of our Board, at National Storage Affiliates Trust, 8400 East Prentice Avenue, 9th Floor, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

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• Making a good faith report to the Audit Committee regarding any questionable or unethical accounting or auditing matters via regular mail addressed to the Audit Committee, National Storage Affiliates Trust, 8400 East Prentice Avenue, 9th Floor, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

• Requesting or participating in engagement meetings with our management or trustees. During 2024, we held approximately 109 of such meetings with approximately 123 current and prospective investors to discuss various key corporate matters, including our growth strategy, financing strategy, risk management practices, corporate responsibility initiatives, and strong corporate governance practices.

• Attending conferences or other events at which we present.

We reserve the right to disregard any communication we determine is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal, does not reasonably relate to us or our business, or is similarly inappropriate or that involve sales, business, or job-seeking calls.

### HOW WE ARE PAID
Independent members of our Board are compensated for their services as described below. Annually, each independent trustee may elect to receive between 50% and 100% of the value of their total annual cash compensation in equity. Non-independent members of our Board receive no compensation for their services as trustees.

For 2024, each of our independent trustees was eligible to receive annual compensation as follows:

• Base cash