Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

April 22, 2015

Documents

FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  National Storage Affiliates Holdings, LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National Storage Affiliates Trust [NSA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5200 DTC PARKWAY, SUITE 200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value 1,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class A OP Units (1)   (1)   (2) Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value 126,400 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
National Storage Affiliates Holdings, LLC
5200 DTC PARKWAY
SUITE 200
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111		   X      

Signatures

National Storage Affiliates Holdings, LLC, by Jason Parsont, his Attorney-in-fact 04/22/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) One year after the date of the completion of the initial public offering of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will have the right to cause NSA OP, LP (the "Partnership") to redeem all or a portion of the Reporting Person's Class A common units of limited partner interest in the Partnership ("Class A OP Units") for cash in an amount equal to the market value of an equivalent number of the Issuer's common shares, or at the Issuer's option, common shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments.
(2) N/A
 
Remarks:
Exhibit No. 24.1 Power of Attorney dated April 7, 2015.

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